Patent ID: 9724139
Date: 2017-08-08
CPC Classifications: A61B,A61F

Claim:
1. An implant system, comprising: an elongate threaded portion defining a first central longitudinal axis and a groove, the groove defining a second longitudinal central axis that extends in the same direction as the first central longitudinal axis; a blade portion extending from the elongate threaded portion, the blade portion having a taper terminating at a point; a first projection near a junction where the blade portion extends from the threaded portion, the first projection extending in a direction that is perpendicular to the first central longitudinal axis defined by the threaded portion, the first projection configured to abut bone when the implant is driven into the bone, the groove extending inward from an outermost edge of the first projection; and a k-wire seated in the groove, the k-wire extending along an entire length of the implant with a majority of the k-wire located radially past the outermost edge of the first projection, wherein the groove is configured to provide a gap between a first flat side of the blade portion and the k-wire inserted into the groove.