Patent ID: 11918264
Assignee: ACUMED LLC
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 18:
19. A method for drawing two bone segments together and securing tissue to at least one of the two bone segments, the method comprising:
drilling a bone hole through the two bone segments;
inserting a headless compression screw into the bone hole via a driving instrument such that the headless compression screw secures the two bone segments together, wherein the headless compression screw includes:
a hollow root portion having a leading end and a trailing end and an interior channel extending from the leading end to the trailing end,
an exterior screw thread formed on at least a portion of an exterior of the hollow root portion between the leading end and the trailing end, and
a coupling portion formed on the interior channel of the trailing end of the hollow root portion,
wherein the driving instrument engages a portion of the interior of the trailing end of the hollow root portion;

inserting a portion of an attachment into the coupling portion of the hollow root portion after the headless compression screw is inserted into the bone hole such that the attachment couples to the headless compression screw;
securing suture to the attachment; and
securing tissue to at least one of the two bone segments via the suture.