Patent ID: 7749259
Filing Date: 2010-07-06
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. A screw for use with a vertebral member comprising: an elongated body extending between a distal end and a proximal end and having an external thread, the elongated body including a longitudinal axis that extends through the distal and proximal ends; and a plurality of circumferential slots spaced apart along the longitudinal axis between the proximal and distal ends, each of the slots extending radially inward from an exterior surface towards the longitudinal axis, the each slot having an exterior opening with a first width, and a maximum slot width within an interior section radially inward from the exterior opening, the each slot including a bottom wall and an exterior opening with the bottom wall being in closer proximity to the longitudinal axis than the exterior opening; the slots extend into the body where the body includes a solid interior at the longitudinal axis.