# US 2010/0168804 A1 · Sternal Reconstruction System

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- Number: US 2010/0168804 A1
- Document ID: US20100168804A1
- Status: Published application
- Kind: A1
- Application number: 12/721,181
- Filed: 2010-03-10
- Published: 2010-07-01
- Earliest claimed: 2004-04-21
- Assignees: Synthes USA, LLC
- Inventors: Thomas Albertson; Christopher Goheen; Mark Michels
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20100168804A1

## CPC

- A61B 17/8076: {for the ribs or the sternum}
- A61B 17/823: {for the sternum}
- A61B 17/8861: {Apparatus for manipulating flexible wires or straps (devices for inserting Kirschner wires A61B17/1697)}
- A61B 17/842: {Flexible wires, bands or straps (A61B17/72, A61B17/82, A61B17/86 take precedence)}
- A61B 17/864: {hollow, e.g. with socket or cannulated}
- A61B 17/8863: {Apparatus for shaping or cutting osteosynthesis equipment by medical personnel}
- A61B 17/8869: {Tensioning devices}
- Y10S 606/905: Rib or sternum plate
- Y10S 606/915: Toolkit for installing or removing cortical plate
- A61B: DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION (usefulness limited to only animals A61D)
- Y10S: TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS

## Abstract

A flexible cable for sternal reconstruction, the cable including first and second ends, the first end of the cable including a crimp fitting member, and the crimp fitting member including a flattened disk-like head. Also provided are methods for sternal reconstruction including wrapping a flexible cable having first and second ends around the sternum, tensioning the flexible cable to a desired tension and securing the tensioned cable, wherein the first end of the cable includes a crimp fitting member, and the crimp fitting member includes a flattened disk-like head.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A flexible cable for sternal reconstruction, the cable having first and second ends, wherein the first end of the cable comprises a crimp fitting member, and wherein the crimp fitting member comprises a flattened disk-like head.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The flexible cable of claim 1, wherein the crimp fitting member comprises a flattened disk-like crimp head having a diameter of from about 2 mm to about 10 mm and a thickness of from about 0.1 mm to about 4 mm.

### Claim 3 (depends on 2)

The flexible cable of claim 2, wherein the crimp head comprises an upper surface and a lower surface.

### Claim 4 (depends on 3)

The flexible cable of claim 3, wherein the lower surface of the crimp head is flat.

### Claim 5 (depends on 2)

The flexible cable of claim 2, wherein the crimp head comprises a diametrical hole.

### Claim 6 (depends on 5)

The flexible cable of claim 5, wherein the diametrical hole is sized so as to accommodate the flexible cable.

### Claim 7 (depends on 2)

The flexible cable of claim 2, wherein the crimp fitting member further comprises a crimp shaft, the crimp shaft extending perpendicular to the lower surface of the crimp fitting.

### Claim 8 (depends on 7)

The flexible cable of claim 7, wherein the crimp shaft is cylindrically shaped.

### Claim 9 (depends on 7)

The flexible cable of claim 7, wherein the crimp shaft has a non-circular cross-section.

### Claim 10 (depends on 7)

The flexible cable of claim 7, wherein the crimp shaft is located on the lower surface of the crimp head such that the perimeter of the lower surface of the crimp head surrounds the crimp shaft and provides an annular bearing surface.

### Claim 11 (depends on 10)

The flexible cable of claim 10, wherein the width of the annular bearing surface is from about 0.5 mm to about 3 mm.

### Claim 12 (depends on 7)

The flexible cable of claim 7, wherein the crimp shaft is from about 0.7 mm to about 4 mm in diameter, and from about 1.5 mm to about 4 mm in length.

### Claim 13 (depends on 12)

The flexible cable of claim 12, wherein the crimp shaft is sized and shaped so as to fit within a cannulated screw or bone reconstruction plate.