System and method to fuse bone

A method to fuse two sections of a bone of a patient, the method comprising:

• accessing a chest cavity of a patient via an incision in a sternum creating a first sternal section with a first sternal edge and a second sternal section with a second sternal edge;
• adjusting bone material exposed by the incision to prepare at least one of the first sternal edge or the second sternal edge to receive an implant, the implant includes at least one layer formed of a material operable to abut against the first sternal edge and the second sternal edge, the material being porous and/or fibrous, the implant including a series of protrusions;
• implanting a plurality of sternal wires along an outer edge of the sternum to create a cradle in a space between first sternal edge and the second sternal edge operable to hold the implant in place;
• implanting the implant by resting the implant in the cradle created by the plurality of sternal wires;
• tightening the plurality of sternal wires to compress the implant between the first sternal section and the second sternal section such that the implant abuts the first sternal section and the second sternal section, the tightening of the plurality of sternal wires causes the material to abut the first sternal section and the second sternal section, and the series of protrusions engage at least one of the first sternal edge or the second sternal section via a press-fit engagement;
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• securing the implant and the first sternal section and the second sternal section by securing the plurality of sternal wires.

A method to fuse two sections of a bone of a patient, the method comprising:

• accessing a chest cavity of a patient via an incision in a sternum creating a first sternal section with a first sternal edge and a second sternal section with a second sternal edge;
• adjusting bone material exposed by the incision to prepare at least one of the first sternal edge or the second sternal edge to receive an implant;
• implanting one or more sternal wires along an outer edge of the sternum to create a cradle operable to hold the implant in place;
• implanting the implant by placing the implant in the cradle;
• using a suction tube to create blood engorgement in the implant;
• tightening the one or more sternal wires to compress the implant between the first sternal section and the second sternal section such that the implant abuts the first sternal section and the second sternal section;
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• securing the implant and the first sternal section and the second sternal section by securing the one or more sternal wires.

A method to fuse two sections of a bone of a patient, the method comprising:

• accessing a chest cavity of a patient via an incision in a sternum creating a first sternal section with a first sternal edge and a second sternal section with a second sternal edge;
• adjusting bone material exposed by the incision to prepare at least one of the first sternal edge or the second sternal edge to receive an implant;
• securing a plate to a front of the sternum to create a cradle operable to hold the implant in place, the plate including a front plate and a crossbar;
• implanting the implant by placing the implant in the cradle;
• tightening the plate by moving the front plate relative to the cross bar to compress the implant between the first sternal section and the second sternal section such that the implant abuts the first sternal section and the second sternal section;
• securing the front plate to the crossbar which secures the implant, the first sternal section, and the second sternal section together.