Patent ID: 8968374
Filing Date: 2015-03-03
Classification: A61B,A61F

Abstract:
1. A biocompatible interference screw for soft tissue or bone-to-bone fixation, comprising: a screw head for permitting a user to insert the screw to a desired location within a patient's body; and a screw body extending from said screw head to a distal tip of the screw, said screw body having an outer surface; said screw body comprising polyether-ether-ketone (PEEK) material, and said outer surface having a textured non-metallic PEEK surface finish for substantially improving pull-out strength of said interference screw, wherein said non-metallic textured surface finish also comprises PEEK material and is textured with a predetermined minimum level of surface roughness, wherein said predetermined minimum level of surface roughness for said textured surface finish is approximately 16 micro inches of surface roughness.