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US 2026/0013918 A1Published application
Sternum fixation device and method
AssigneeCircumFix Solutions, Inc.
InventorLouis Houff
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AssigneeCircumFix Solutions, Inc.
InventorLouis Houff
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A system for compressing a plate against a surface of a bone is provided. The system includes a fastener and a plate having a body. The body has a first and second longitudinal side that are substantially parallel to each other. The plate defines first slots proximal to the first longitudinal side, and the plate defines second slots proximal to the second longitudinal side. Each slot of the first slots is situated generally opposite a corresponding slot of the second slots. The body is contoured to lie passively against the bone. Further, each of the first slots is configured to receive a fastener, each of the second slots is configured to receive the fastener after the fastener has been looped around the bone, and pulling on an end of the fastener through a respective slot of the second slots tensions the fastener to compress the plate around the bone.
A plate for compressing against a surface of a bone, the plate comprising:
A system for compressing a plate against a surface of a bone, the system comprising:
A method of compressing against a surface of a bone to secure bone fragments, the method comprising:
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.