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US 2014/0155895 A1Published application
Systems and methods for sternum repair
AssigneeFigure 8 Surgical, Inc.
InventorsWilliam Thomas McClellan, John Fredrick Krumme, Scott Hyler Heneveld, Johnny T. Chang
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Abstract
The invention provides systems and methods for sternum repair. A sternum repair device may include a central body, which may include a plurality of bands and buckles, such that a band extends from the central body and is received by a buckle component. The band may wrap around the sternum and the device may be tightened to keep the separate sternum pieces together.
Claims29
A sternotomy closure device comprising:
- a central body;
- a plurality of bands integrally formed with and extending from the central body;
- at least one buckle coupled to the central body, the buckle being configured to lockably receive a distal end of at least one of the bands.
A system for connecting two tissues, comprising:
- a central body;
- a plurality of buckles coupled to the central body;
- a plurality of bands integrally formed with the central body, each of the bands extending from the central body, wrapping around the two tissues, and received by one of the buckles.
A method for connecting two tissues, comprising:
- providing a connection device including:
- a central body;
- a first band and a second band, both bands extending from the central body;
- and
- at least one buckle coupled to the central body;
- wrapping the first band around the two tissues and connecting the first band to the at least one buckle;
- and
- wrapping the second band around the two tissues and connecting the second band to either the at least one buckle or to a second buckle coupled to the central body.
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