US 11,849,988 B2
Modular retaining screwdriver
Simon Scherrer, Zurich (CH); Gregor Spreiter, Zuchwil (CH); Henri Défossez, Neuchatel (CH); and Simon Wampfler, Lohn-Ammannsegg (CH)
Assigned to DEPUY SYNTHES PRODUCTS, INC., Raynham, MA (US)
Filed by DEPUY SYNTHES PRODUCTS, INC., Raynham, MA (US)
Filed on Dec. 22, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/645,672.
Application 17/645,672 is a division of application No. 16/851,090, filed on Apr. 16, 2020, granted, now 11,213,335.
Prior Publication US 2022/0110667 A1, Apr. 14, 2022
Int. Cl. A61B 17/88 (2006.01); A61B 17/86 (2006.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01); A61B 17/56 (2006.01)
CPC A61B 17/8888 (2013.01) [A61B 17/8615 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0042 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00477 (2013.01); A61B 2017/564 (2013.01)] 11 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method for treating a bone, comprising:
selecting one of a first bone screw and a second bone screw for implantation into a bone, the first bone screw including a retaining structure extending along an interior surface thereof defined via a recess extending distally into a proximal end thereof, the second bone screw including a retaining structure extending along an exterior surface along a proximal portion thereof; and
assembling one of an inner shaft and an outer shaft with a main body of a modular screwdriver system to form a retaining screwdriver based on a selected one of the first and second bone screws, the main body including an elongated member extending from a proximal end to a distal end and including a channel extending longitudinally therethrough, the distal end including a driving feature sized and shaped to correspond to the driving structure of one of a first bone screw and a second bone screw, the inner shaft including a retaining feature for engaging the retaining structure of the first bone screw, and the outer shaft including a retaining feature configured to engage the retaining structure of the second bone screw.