US Patent 12006961 Modular screw and method of manufacturing a modular screw

A modular screw is provided, wherein the screw includes, in an axial direction, the following elements: a screw head, a shank having a second functional portion, a third functional portion for distributing a prestressing force, wherein a washer is arranged in the second functional portion and is mounted so as to be rotatable about a longitudinal axis of the screw, and a fourth functional portion having an external thread, and wherein the washer is secured in an approximately positionally fixed manner in the axial direction by bearing against the second and the fourth functional portion.