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US 12,733,964 B2Granted
U-blog chest wall system
AssigneePampamed Srl
InventorsMarcelo Hernan Martinez Ferro, Gaston Bellia-Munzon
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Abstract
A flail chest stabilization device is provided that includes a pair of lateral bridges, a pair of main stabilization bars, a screw/fastener and slider-element connector assembly, and a slider introducer tool, where the slider introducer tool positions the slider-element, where the main stabilization bars are connected by the screw/fastener and slider connector assembly to the lateral bridges, where the stabilization bars are in a parallel configuration or crossed configuration.
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A flail chest stabilization system, comprising:
- a) a pair of lateral bridges;
- b) a pair of main stabilization bars;
- c) a fastener and slider-element connector assembly;
- d) a slider introducer tool, wherein the slider introducer tool positions the slider-element connector, wherein the main stabilization bars are connected by the fastener and slider-element connector assembly to the pair of lateral bridges, wherein the stabilization bars are in a parallel configuration or crossed configuration;
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- e) a middle stabilization bar connected to the pair of lateral bridges, wherein the middle stabilization bar is connected to the pair of lateral bridges by lateral secondary mini-bridges, wherein the lateral secondary mini-bridges are connected to the pair of lateral bridges, and wherein the middle stabilization bar is connected to the lateral secondary mini-bridges.
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A flail chest stabilization device, comprising:
- a) a pair of lateral bridges;
- b) a pair of main stabilization bars each having a thickness and two end regions, wherein each of the main stabilization bars has a thickness which is thicker in a center region relative to an end region of the respective main stabilization bar, wherein each thickness decreases in a continuous fashion towards the end region, and wherein the thicker center region imparts a central stabilization force that is greater than an end stabilization force;
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- c) a fastener and slider-element connector assembly;
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- d) a middle stabilization bar connected to the pair of lateral bridges, wherein the middle stabilization bar is configured to provide antero-posterior stabilization, wherein the middle stabilization bar is connected to the pair of lateral bridges by lateral secondary mini-bridges, wherein the lateral secondary mini-bridges are connected to the pair of lateral bridges, and wherein the middle stabilization bar is connected to the lateral secondary mini-bridges.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.