Patent ID: 11903625
Assignee: ORTHOSCREWS, LLC
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A  G | IPC A  G

Claim 0:
1. A system for torsion tracking, said system comprising:
a torsion tracking device and a screw,
wherein said torsion tracking device comprises a first distal plate, second proximal plate, spring, first circuit portion, second circuit portion, and axially compressible encasing:
wherein said axially compressible encasing encapsulates said first distal plate, second proximal plate, spring, first circuit portion, and second circuit portion,
wherein said first circuit portion is attached to said first distal plate and said second circuit portion is attached to said second proximal plate,
wherein a shaft of said screw is positioned axially through said spring when said torsion tracking device is placed around said screw,
wherein said spring provides an opposing axial force between said first distal plate and said second proximal plate,
wherein said spring is configured to bias said first distal plate axially away from said second proximal plate,
wherein a complete circuit is formed when said torsion tracking device is axially compressed due to torquing of said screw into an entity such that said first circuit portion and said second circuit portion abut one another, and
wherein said torsion tracking device is configured to emit a signal when said complete circuit is formed.