Medical device
AssigneeGrampian University Hospitals NHS Trust
InventorRajwinder S. Jutley
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Abstract
A body-implantable device is disclosed for use in closing sternotomy openings, the device comprising a shaft with a conduit therethrough to allow the passage of a suture through the shaft, and a bone-gripping formation such as a thread or array of ridges or wedges on a surface of the shaft.
Claims25
A device for use in joining a portion of bone material to another object, the device comprising a shaft for extending through the portion of bone material, a conduit through the shaft for passage of a closure device therethrough, and a formation on a surface of the shaft that is adapted to grip the bone material.
A method of joining a portion of bone material to another object, the method comprising:
- providing a device having a shaft, a conduit through the shaft and a bone engaging formation on a surface of the shaft;
- placing the device in the portion of bone material to be joined so that it is retained therein by means of the bone engaging formation;
- passing a closure device through the conduit in the device so as to pass through the portion of bone material;
- attaching the closure device to the other object;
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- making up the closure device to join the portion of bone material to the other object.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.