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

Claim 10:
11. An implant system for joint fusion, comprising:
a monolithic elongated shaft comprising:
a distal portion having a thread having a first thread minor, a first thread major, and a first pitch;
a middle portion adjacent the distal portion, the middle portion having a diameter smaller than a diameter of 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 second pitch being smaller than the first pitch; and

a porous sleeve disposed about the middle portion, the porous sleeve comprising a porous outer surface structure to promote bony integration, 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.