US 11,744,625 B2
Dynamic compression devices and processes for making and using same
Ryan Walter O'Flaherty, Atlanta, GA (US); Jeremy Webster Blair, Atlanta, GA (US); and Donald Kenneth Griffin, II, Marietta, GA (US)
Assigned to MEDSHAPE, INC., Atlanta, GA (US)
Filed by MedShape, Inc., Atlanta, GA (US)
Filed on Apr. 1, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/711,865.
Application 17/711,865 is a division of application No. 17/184,104, filed on Feb. 24, 2021, granted, now 11,291,488.
Prior Publication US 2022/0265332 A1, Aug. 25, 2022
Int. Cl. A61B 17/86 (2006.01); A61B 17/68 (2006.01); A61B 17/72 (2006.01); A61B 17/56 (2006.01)
CPC A61B 17/864 (2013.01) [A61B 17/863 (2013.01); A61B 17/7225 (2013.01); A61B 17/8625 (2013.01); A61B 17/8685 (2013.01); A61B 2017/564 (2013.01); A61B 2017/681 (2013.01); A61B 2017/8655 (2013.01)] 7 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method comprising:
inserting a compression device assembly into a patient, wherein the compression device assembly comprises:
an insertion tool defining a hollow interior and comprising one or more pins;
an elongate threaded body comprising:
a threaded body first end defining a hollow interior of the threaded body; and
a threaded body second end comprising an opening to the hollow interior of the threaded body;
a sliding element defining a hollow interior and comprising:
a sliding element first end comprising an elongated portion shaped to interface with the opening of the threaded body second end; and
one or more pin openings receiving for the one or more pins; and
a nitinol compression element operatively connected to the threaded body and the sliding element;
contacting the threaded body with a first bony fragment of the patient via one or more threaded body threads;
contacting the sliding element with a second bony fragment of the patient; and
applying compression to the first bony fragment and the second bony fragment via the compression element returning to a relaxed state from a deformed state.