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Osteosynthesis Screw with Angular Indexing and Universal Screwdriver Compatibility

USPTO granted patent US12605194B2 to NOVASTEP on April 21, 2026, covering an osteosynthesis clamping screw with a multi-lobe socket design. The invention features at least three regular socket shapes with vertices inscribed in a circumscribed circle, with adjacent vertices connected to form convex indexing lobes whose radius of curvature equals the circumscribed circle radius, enabling universal compatibility with complementing screwdriver shapes. The patent contains 9 claims and was filed on January 31, 2022 under application number 18275078.