INTERNATIONAL PATENT: SMITH & NEPHEW, INC., SMITH & NEPHEW ORTHOPAEDICS AG FILES APPLICATION FOR "COMPOUND THREAD SCREW FOR INTRAMEDULLARY NAIL"

GENEVA, March 10 -- SMITH & NEPHEW, INC. (1450 Brooks RoadMemphis, Tennessee 38116), SMITH & NEPHEW ORTHOPAEDICS AG (Theilerstrasse 1A6300 Zug) filed a patent application (PCT/US2024/044361) for "COMPOUND THREAD SCREW FOR INTRAMEDULLARY NAIL" on Aug 29, 2024. With publication no. WO/2026/049732, the details related to the patent application was published on Mar 05, 2026.

Notably, the patent application was submitted under the International Patent Classification (IPC) system, which is managed by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO).

Inventor(s): BENNETT, Charles Ramsey (c/o Smith & Nephew, Inc.7135 Goodlett Farms ParkwayCordova, Tennessee 38016)

Abstract: A bone screw for affixing an orthopedic implant such as an intramedul...