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US 2011/0034958 A1Published application
Adjustable sternal clamp array
OwnerCharles A. Anderson, Shawn M. Burke +1inventors
InventorsCharles A. Anderson, Shawn M. Burke, Michael Teague
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Abstract
A sternal closure clamp device assembly for securing and retaining longitudinally divided halves of a sternum, the assembly having at least two sternal clamps retained by clamp receiving members, the clamp receiving members being joined by a linking assembly whereby the distance between the clamps can be adjusted and fixed.
Claims1
A sternal closure clamp device array comprising:
- at least two sternal clamps;
- a linking assembly joining said sternal clamps, said linking assembly comprising a clamp receiving member for each sternal clamp, bridging members on each clamp receiving member, and link securing means to join said bridging members in a fixed manner.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.