ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,357,356, issued on July 15, was assigned to ARTHREX INC. (Naples, Fla.).
"Surgical screw system" was invented by Stephanie Anne Bare (Naples, Fla.) and Christopher Kreulen (Sacramento, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A surgical screw according to an exemplary aspect of the present disclosure includes, among other things, a shaft portion that extends between a proximal end and a distal end, the shaft portion including a first thread having a variable pitch and a head portion extending from the proximal end of the shaft portion. The head portion includes a second thread having a pitch that is equal to a pitch of at least a portion of...