Split sternum prosthesis
AssigneeScandinavian Real Heart AB
InventorAzad Najar
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Abstract
The present disclosure relates to an implantable split sternum prosthesis to facilitate closure of the chest cavity and relieve pain after sternotomy operations. The split sternum prosthesis which after a surgical procedure is placed along the inline incision made in the sternum bone will also facilitate access to the chest cavity for patients in need of repeated surgical operations inside the chest cavity. The split sternum prosthesis comprises two elongated bone attachment plates, a first bone attachment plate and a second bone attachment plate. The first and he second bone attachment plates each have a bone attachment surface and a coupling surface. The first and second bone attachment plates are adapted be coupled together in a very close fit along their coupling surfaces.
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A split sternum prosthesis comprising a first bone attachment plate and a second bone attachment plate, the first and the second bone attachment plates each have a bone attachment surface and a coupling surface, characterized in that each bone attachment surface is configured to be attached to incision surface formed along a vertical inline incision after a sternum has been subjected to median sternotomy and thereby divided into a first and second sternum half, and wherein said coupling surface of the first bone attachment plate is configured to be coupled to the coupling surface of the second bone attachment plate.
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