Johnson & Johnson is a trusted manufacturer that has brought the Synthes screw to the market through their company, DePuy Synthes. This is a company that operates under a set of key values and principles, including quality, education, integrity, and innovation. They are patient driven and place a focus on surgeons by listening to them in order to assist in achieving improved patient outcomes. Read on to learn more about this brand of medical screws.

DePuy Synthes has been providing the medical industry with advanced biomaterials, implants, and surgical power tools for more than 50 years, having started in 1960. With locations in the US and Switzerland, the company is the largest producer of bone fracture mending implants. The Synthes screw has long been preferred by doctors and patients in many countries because of its solid construction and ease of installation. Many doctors and patients have enjoyed very positive outcomes thanks to the this medical hardware.

Just a few of the advantages of this brand of hardware include less show through skin and less irritation of the surrounding soft tissues. The self-drilling and self-tapping performance of these headless compression screws makes them a preferred choice. Surgeons find them to be simple to install with accuracy and grant a high amount of compression control.

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.

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.

The company has published a helpful reference chart displaying all available screws. This handy guide allows the correct ones for the job to be easily located. The screws can be identified according to thread diameter, thread length, locking type, drill bit size, tap, drive type.

For the removal of any damaged or intact screws sized 0.9 mm to 3.2 mm diameter, the company offers a Universal Screw Removal Set. This comes with the necessary blades and instruments needed to remove small and mini sizes. The blade of the screwdriver is able to engage the majority of screws currently available. There is an insert in the package which provides a comprehensive list of required precautions, as well as indications, warnings, and contraindications.

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.