Patent ID: 9277947
Filing Date: 2016-03-08
CPC Classification: A61B

Claim Text:
1. A system for bone fixation, comprising: a bone fixation plate defining a first surface configured to contact bone in an operative configuration and a second surface opposite the first surface, the bone fixation plate defining an opening that extends therethrough from the first surface to the second surface, the bone fixation plate having a first hardness; and an elongated bone implant having a shaft configured for insertion through the opening of the bone fixation plate and into a bone, an outer surface of the bone implant being one of carburized and nitrided to have a second hardness that is greater than the first hardness, wherein the first and second hardness are selected so that a difference therebetween increases a strength of an interface between the bone implant and the bone fixation plate and avoids burring of the bone implant when the bone implant is inserted through the opening of the bone fixation plate.