Sternal closure clamp device
First Claim
1. A sternal closure clamp device comprising:
- a central body;
four engagement members, two of said engagement members mounted on a first side of said central body and the other two of said engagement members mounted on a second side of said central body, wherein said two engagement members on said first side of said central body are positioned non-parallel to each other and said two engagement members on said second side of said central body are positioned non-parallel to each other;
wherein said engagement members are retractable toward said central body.
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Abstract
A sternal closure clamp device for securing and retaining longitudinally divided halves of a sternum, the device having four laterally extending engagement members that are positioned in inter-rib spaces on both sides of the sternum. The engagement members are connected to a centralized main body in a manner that allows the engagement members to be shortened or contracted such that the sternal halves may be pressed together and held in abutting relation. Each of the engagement members contracts in a direction non-perpendicular to the sternal incision, and the engagement members on a given side are non-parallel to each other such that device has a generally X-shaped configuration.
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25 Claims
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1. A sternal closure clamp device comprising:
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a central body;
four engagement members, two of said engagement members mounted on a first side of said central body and the other two of said engagement members mounted on a second side of said central body, wherein said two engagement members on said first side of said central body are positioned non-parallel to each other and said two engagement members on said second side of said central body are positioned non-parallel to each other;
wherein said engagement members are retractable toward said central body. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A sternal closure clamp device securing a sternum longitudinally divided into first and second sternal halves in abutting relationship, said device comprising:
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a central body;
four engagement members slidingly received by said central body in a manner whereby said engagement members can be retracted toward said central body, said engagement members comprising arm members and projection members extending generally perpendicularly from said arm members, two of said engagement members mounted on a first side of said central body and the other two of said engagement members mounted on a second side of said central body, wherein said two engagement members on said first side of said central body are positioned non-parallel to each other and with said projection members disposed on opposite sides of a rib of said first sternal half, and wherein said two engagement members on said second side of said central body are positioned non-parallel to each other and with said projection members disposed on opposite sides of a rib of said second sternal half. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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