Thomas A. Russell,Todd A. Glover,Samuel A. Houston,John R. Pepper
申请号：
US12556246
公开号：
US08574273B2
申请日:
2009.09.09
申请国别(地区):
US
年份:
2013
代理人:
摘要：
The invention features bone screws having a threaded screw body and a screw head attached to one end of the screw body, the bone screw further including: a) an interior channel extending longitudinally through the screw head and through at least a portion of the screw body, wherein the interior channel has a width of less than 5.0 millimeters and b) a plurality of radially-disposed delivery channels connecting the interior channel to the exterior of the screw body, each delivery channel having exterior openings. The invention further features devices that include a bone screw and a delivery manifold detachably attached to the screw head of the bone screw. In addition, the invention features methods of treating a patient having a bone defect by using a bone screw described herein.
