Stripped pedicle screw driver bit

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9216044
APP PUB NO 20130090698A1
SERIAL NO

13646373

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A pedicle screw driver bit includes an elongated shank and a head. The shank includes a plurality of threads. The head is connected to one end of and configured to rotate relative to the shank. The head is configured to be received by a tulip connected to a pedicle screw. The threads of the shank are configured to engage a plurality of threads of the tulip such that when the shank is rotated the tulip is drawn into engagement with the head such that the shank, the head, the tulip, and the pedicle screw are substantially prevented from rotating relative to one another.

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REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA600 MCNAMARA ALUMNI CENTER 200 OAK STREET SE MINNEAPOLIS MN 55455-2020

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Nuckley, David John Minneapolis, US 2 54
Polly,, Jr David Wayne Edina, US 2 54

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