Patent ID: 11918257
Assignee: ORTHOFIX US LLC
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A  B  Y | IPC A  B

Claim 19:
20. An implant system for joint fusion, comprising:
a distal portion having a distal thread comprising a cylindrical first thread minor, a first thread major, and a first pitch;
a middle portion adjacent the distal portion, the middle portion comprising a porous outer surface structure to promote bony integration and an inner structure more shear resistant than the porous outer surface structure, the porous outer surface structure having a leading end and a trailing end, the leading end having a diameter larger than the first thread minor; and
a proximal portion adjacent the middle portion, the proximal portion comprising a proximal thread having a second thread minor, a second thread major, and a second pitch, the proximal portion having a leading end, the second thread minor substantially matching a diameter of a trailing end of the middle portion, the proximal portion tapering outwardly from the leading end of the proximal portion to the trailing end of the proximal portion.