Patent ID: 8808292

Claim:
An orthopedic screw comprising: a distal end; a proximal end; a shaft extending between the distal end and the proximal end of the orthopedic screw, the shaft comprising a longitudinal axis; and a thread extending helically from the shaft to define a plurality of teeth, each of the plurality of teeth being separated by a root, and each of the plurality of teeth comprising: a leading flank facing the distal end of the orthopedic screw; a trailing flank facing the proximal end of the orthopedic screw; and a crest extending between the leading flank and the trailing flank, the crest extending transversely to the longitudinal axis of the shaft, wherein each crest faces the distal end of the orthopedic screw, wherein the trailing flank extends further from the root than the leading flank, and wherein at least one crest of the thread is convexly curved.