Fixture for funnel chest correction bar and funnel chest correction device

A fixture for securing a bar for funnel chest correction to a chest of a patient, the fixture comprising:

• a base member having a length that allows the base member to extend across a plurality of ribs;
• a groove portion that is formed in the base member and into which an end portion of the bar is slidably fitted;
• a screw hole formed in a face on the groove portion side of the base member;
• a screw configured to be screwed into the screw hole;
• and
• a pressing part configured to press the end portion of the bar fitted in the groove portion, against the groove portion through fastening of the screw onto the base member, thereby fixing the end portion to the groove portion.

A funnel chest correction device comprising:

• a fixture configured to secure a bar for funnel chest correction to a chest of a patient;
• and
• the bar for funnel chest correction of which end portion is to be fixed to the fixture, wherein
• the fixture includes:
• a base member having a length that allows the base member to extend across a plurality of ribs;
• a pressing member configured to be overlaid on the base member;
• a protrusion formed on an upper face of the base member;
• a plurality of screw holes formed in the base member so as to be arranged side by side in a longitudinal direction on both sides of the protrusion of the base member;
• a plurality of holes formed in the pressing member at positions corresponding to the respective screw holes;
• and
• a plurality of screws, and
• the pressing member is overlaid on the base member in a state where two bars are respectively disposed on both sides of the protrusion, and a screw is screwed into any of the screw holes on each of both sides of the protrusion, whereby the two bars are fixed by being sandwiched by the base member and the pressing member.

A funnel chest correction device comprising:

• a fixture configured to secure a bar for funnel chest correction to a chest of a patient;
• and
• the bar for funnel chest correction of which end portion is to be fixed to the fixture, wherein
• the fixture includes:
• a base member having a length that allows the base member to extend across a plurality of ribs;
• a groove portion that is formed in the base member and into which an end portion of the bar is slidably fitted;
• a screw hole formed in a face on the groove portion side of the base member;
• a screw configured to be screwed into the screw hole;
• and
• a pressing part configured to press the end portion of the bar fitted in the groove portion, against the groove portion through fastening of the screw onto the base member, thereby fixing the end portion to the groove portion.