Patent ID: 8372126
Filing Date: 2013-02-12
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. A surgical fastener comprising: a body comprising head, a tip at a distal end and a helically threaded shaft extending between the head and the distal end, the shaft including a longitudinal distal section and a longitudinal proximal section, the shaft being formed of a first material; a channel extending through an interior of the head and the shaft; a helical array of openings positioned between the threads on the shaft in communication with the channel, the channel and the openings being sized to deliver bone void filling material to the distal section of the shaft, the openings being limited to the distal section and spaced away from the proximal section; and an osteogenic material comprising a PEG/PLL copolymer attached to the threads of the proximal section of the shaft; the distal section being devoid of the osteogenic material with the first material of the shaft being exposed.