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.

DePuy Synthes is a company that has been in the business of making implants, surgical power tools, and several advanced biomaterials since 1960. As there largest makers of bone fracture mending implants, the company has locations in West Chester, Pennsylvania, and Solothurn, Switzerland. Surgeons all over have come to rely on this brand of screws, as their superior construction and ease of use provide the best outcomes for both doctor and patient.

Minimal show, less soft tissue irritation, and easier installation are all advantages that makes this brand of medical screw a preferred choice. These compression screws are headless, self-drilling, as well as self-tapping. This grants surgeons the ability to install with greater accuracy, having heightened control over the compression.

There are several benefits to using this brand of fixation hardware. The desired lag screw effect is easily had, thanks to their special design. The cannulated design is featured in all sizes but the 1.5 mm version, allowing for accurate placement. Use of the 1.5 mm size includes avulsions, osteotomies of small bones and bone fragments, intra-articular and extra-articular fracture fixation, arthrodesis of small joints, and nonunions. These uses also apply to the 2.4 and 3.0 mm sizes. The larger sizes of 4.5 and 6.5 mm can be used for foot joint fusions, reconstruction, and a few other procedures.

Features of this surgical hardware include flutes that are self-drilling and self-tapping. These flutes allow for the countersinking of the head. Improved torque transmission is provided by the StarDrive recess. The materials that are available for this product include titanium alloy and 316L stainless steel.

There are also several different sizes and versions available. These can easily be found in the DePuy Synthes Reference Chart. As a helpful guide, the chart catalogs the screws by thread diameter, thread length, tap, drive type, drill bit size, 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 helped the factures of thousands of patients be successfully set and allowed to heal. This is a screw surgeons find helpful because it grants them a high amount of control over the compression and is easy to use. Patients who receive the Synthes screw are glad at the fact that there is less show through their skin.




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