Patents
US 10022171 B2: Bone screws and bone screw systems
- Granted
- 2018-07-17
- Filed
- 2012-07-26 application 13559243
- Type
- Utility · 16 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
Bone screws, such as polyaxial bone screws, with dilations located between the screw head and the threaded portion of the screw, for use in preserving polyaxial functionality of the screw head and/or to which crosslinks may be coupled.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg180717.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SCOTT & WHITE HEALTHCARE 21 patents | US company or organization | Temple, TX | SCOTT & WHITE HEALTHCARE State business registration EXACT high confidence: identical full name and state SCOTT & WHITE HEALTHCARE Nonprofit EXACT high confidence: identical full name and state | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christopher Chaput | Temple, TX | 8 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| A61B | Diagnosis; surgery; identification | A61B17/8625 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
Assignments and security interests
| Recorded | What | From | To | Reel/frame | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-10-31 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | CHAPUT, CHRISTOPHER D signed 2012-02-02 | SCOTT & WHITE HEALTHCARE TEMPLE, TX | 40178/107 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
Documents recorded with the USPTO Assignment Recordation Branch that list this patent. A security interest is a lender’s claim on the patent as collateral; a release ends it.
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