Inventors:
Mary McCombs - Lakeland TN, US
Aaron C. Smith - Arlington TN, US
James A. Nunley - Durham NC, US
Assignee:
Wright Medical Technology, Inc. - Arlington TN
International Classification:
A61B 17/04
US Classification:
606300, 411378, 411393, 606301
Abstract:
A set of screws sized and configured for fixing a Jones fracture in a fifth metatarsal bone of a patient by preserving a bone thread path. Each screw has a low profile head on a trailing end, a thread portion on a leading portion, and a smooth shank portion between the head portion and the thread portion. A first screw has a thread major diameter of between about 4. 4-4. 6 mm, a second screw a thread major diameter of between about 5. 4-5. 6 mm, and a third screw a thread major diameter of between about 6. 4-6. 6 mm. The thread portion of all the screws in the set has a set of identical thread profile characteristics comprising a pitch, a leading edge angle, a trailing edge angle, a leading edge radius, a trailing edge radius, and a land. Each screw size is provided in various preferred lengths.