Abstract: Bone anchors and bone anchor insertion systems are provided that enable smaller bone holes for inserting a bone anchor by eliminating the need for a cannula. Smaller bone holes may help reduce patient recovery times. The provided bone anchor includes two flexible wings extending from a base portion that splay away from the base portion's central axis at rest, though may be bent towards or away from the central axis in response to an applied force. The bone anchor includes a drive feature that enables an inserter to couple and decouple to the bone anchor. A surgeon may drive the bone anchor through a bone hole via the coupled inserter while the bone hole maintains the bone anchor in a compressed state, and may decouple the inserter when the bone anchor is properly positioned, thereby eliminating the need for a cannula.

Abstract: A novel wood product is manufactured by removing a layer of material from an original outer surface or face of a mat-formed product such as, for example, an oriented strand board (OSB) panel. Contrary to expectations, the exposed surface resulting from removing the layer from the original outer surface or face of the mat-formed panel has an appearance that is drastically different from, and visually appealing relative to, the unaltered original outer surface or face of the mat-formed panel.