Abstract: A method and apparatus are disclosed for providing a compression fixation between a first and further component. The apparatus comprises an elongate body having a head end and a tip end and comprising a screw thread including a first region in which the screw thread has a corresponding first pitch and a further region, extending from the tip end, in which the screw thread is tapered and has a corresponding further pitch that continually decreases away from the tip end.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
December 28, 2016
Date of Patent:
March 30, 2021
Assignee:
INNOVATE ORTHOPAEDICS LIMITED
Inventors:
Andrew Michael Williams, Alexander John Gutteridge