Patent ID: 8968372
Filing Date: 2015-03-03
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. A bone screw comprising: a monolithic tubular body having a first end and a second end and a cavity extending entirely through the monolithic tubular body from the first end to the second end, the monolithic tubular body comprising a tubular wall defining the cavity with a plurality of recesses entirely through the tubular wall to the cavity, at least one of the plurality of recesses being entirely spaced apart from the first end and the second end of the tubular body; an exterior bone thread on an exterior tubular surface of the tubular wall; an interior tubular surface of the monolithic tubular body extending inwardly from each of the first and second ends; a head configured to engage with a driver, the head also configured to directly connect to the interior tubular surface at the first end of the monolithic tubular body in a first arrangement and at the second end of the monolithic tubular body in a second arrangement; and a tip configured to directly connect to the interior tubular surface at the first end of the monolithic tubular body in the second arrangement and the second end of the monolithic tubular body in the first arrangement; wherein the tip is connectable with the monolithic tubular body independently of the head.