Patent ID: 9668781
Date: 2017-06-06
CPC Classifications: A61B

Claim:
1. A method of stabilizing a joint having opposing bones with an implant, the method comprising: drilling a bore between the opposing bones of a sacroiliac joint; and driving the implant into the bore between the opposing bones to distract the joint without piercing entirely through the bones of the joint; wherein the implant comprises metal, a shaft that comprises a head with a top surface at a first end of the shaft, a tip at a second end of the shaft that is opposite the head at the first end of the shaft, a core connecting the head and the tip, and a thread extending along the core and the tip wherein thread thickness increases from the tip to the head; wherein the head is a terminal element free of threads having a lateral extent no smaller than an adjacent threaded portion and the top surface of the head comprises a driver engagement element to engage a driving tool; and wherein at least a portion of the thread is asymmetrical with respect to shape of a top surface and a bottom surface of the thread.