US 12,274,626 B2
Facet joint fixation device
Loubert S. Suddaby, Orchard Park, NY (US)
Filed by Loubert S. Suddaby, Orchard Park, NY (US)
Filed on Jun. 17, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/807,435.
Prior Publication US 2023/0404769 A1, Dec. 21, 2023
Int. Cl. A61F 2/44 (2006.01); A61F 2/30 (2006.01); A61F 2/46 (2006.01)
CPC A61F 2/4405 (2013.01) [A61F 2/30771 (2013.01); A61F 2/446 (2013.01); A61F 2/4611 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30845 (2013.01); A61F 2002/4629 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
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1. A joint fixation assembly for fusing bone, comprising:
a joint fixation device, including:
a first section comprising:
a first end;
a second end;
a first radially outward facing surface; and
a first through-hole extending between the first end and the second end and forming a cavity;
a second section arranged coaxially with the first section and comprising:
a third end fixedly secured to the second end;
a fourth end;
a second radially outward facing surface comprising threading; and
a second through-hole extending from the third end to the fourth end;
a first projection extending radially outward from the first radially outward facing surface, the first projection being noncontinuous in a circumferential direction and optimized to cut through bone in an axial direction; and
a second projection.