Discover The Benefits Of The Synthes Screw

By Rena Hudson


DePuy Synthes is a company owned by the well-trusted Johnson & Johnson, who is a highly recognized brand in the consumer goods, pharmaceuticals and medical devices industries. The company operates under such important values and principles as integrity and innovativeness, along with education and quality. Both surgeons and their patients are assisted by the goal of the company, which is helping doctors bring patients better outcomes. One of the ways they do this is through their surgical hardware, which is a highly effective tool for fracture fixations of several types. Continue reading to learn more about surgical screws available through this company.

Since 1960 DePuy Synthes has been making the surgical power tools, implants, and other advanced biomaterials needed to correct the orthopedic issues suffered by millions of patients. They are the largest maker of implants for bone fracture mending, having locations in both the United States and Switzerland. The solid construction and simplicity of use makes their products a reliable choice for surgeons and patients all over. Their screws help doctors and patients obtain the best possible outcome for fracture fixation procedures.

This fracture fixation hardware is specially designed to make installation simple while minimizing show and causing less irritation to soft tissue. These headless compression screws come self-tapping and self-drilling. They make it easier for surgeons to control the compression, allowing for greater accuracy.

The benefits of using a Synthes screw are many. This hardware have been designed to create the lag screw effect. Accurate placement is made simple with the cannulated design featured in all but the 1.5mm size. This size is meant for intra and extra-articular fracture fixation, along with nonunions, avulsions, arthrodesis of small joints, and the osteotomies of small bones and small bone fragments. The 2.4 and 3.0 mm sizes have similar applications to that of the 1.5 mm, but the 4.5 and 6.5mm sizes are intended for reconstruction and joint fusions in the foot, along with other applications.

The flutes are what causes the self-drilling and self-tapping feature. The flutes are also what cause the head to be countersinking. Thanks to the StarDrive recess featured there is heightened torque transmission. Available materials include titanium alloy or 316L stainless steel.

To make finding the right screws easier and for viewing the various of sixes available from DuPuy Synthes, the company publishes a reference chart that can prove to be very helpful. Within it the hardware can be identified by their drill bit size, drive type, tap, thread length, thread diameter, and locking type.

There is a Universal Screw Removal Set offered by the company and it assists in the removal of many sizes, whether they are damaged or intact. The set includes all the required instruments and blades needed for removing mini and small sizes while most of the currently available screws can be removed with the blade of the screwdriver that is included the set. Any precautions, warnings, indications, or contraindications that need to be noted are listed on a handy insert that is included in the package.

The Synthes screw has been responsible for assisting the healing of fractures of all types in thousands of patients. This brand of hardware grants surgeons a helpful level of control over the compression and has been specially designed to make installation smooth and easy. Patients are pleased with these screws because the minimal show design makes the screws less evident under their skin.




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