Patent ID: 11857228
Assignee: STRYKER EUROPEAN OPERATIONS LIMITED
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 0:
1. A set screw assembly configured to be received within a compartment of an intramedullary nail, the intramedullary nail having an angulated opening for receiving a neck screw, the set screw assembly comprising:
a first member including a proximal portion and a distal portion extending along a longitudinal axis, the proximal portion including at least one flange being moveable in a radial direction relative to the longitudinal axis between an unlocked condition and a locked condition, the distal portion including a threading; and
a second member including a sidewall extending between a proximal end and a distal end, the sidewall defining an interior surface having a threading for threadably mating with the distal portion of the first member, the second member further including a lateral flange sized and configured to engage an interior surface of the compartment of the intramedullary nail for rotationally stabilizing the second member within the compartment.