Active compression screw system and method for using the same

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APP PUB NO 20060264954A1
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11399729

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An active compression orthopedic screw includes a first shaft member positioned at a distal end of the screw, a second shaft member positioned at a proximal end of the screw, and an elastic member having a first and a second end. According to one exemplary embodiment, the first end of the elastic member is coupled to the first shaft member and said second end of the elastic member is coupled to the second shaft member, the elastic member being configured to exert a force drawing the first and second shaft members together.

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ALPINESPINE LLC765 E 340 S SUITE 204 AMERICAN FORK UT 84003

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Hawkes, David T Pleasant Grove, UT 54 4167
Sweeney, Thomas M II Sarasota, FL 7 892

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