Kit for sternum fixation in chest surgery
CA 2286111 A1 · Owner: Technion Research And Development Foundation Ltd. · Inventors: Ammar, Roni; Har-Shai, Yaron; Tormala, Pertti
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A tool kit for use in the inducement of the reconstitution and healing of the sternum after operation on a patient in the chest region in which during the operation the sternum is cut into two hemisterna. The kit serves for the postoperational approximation and fixation of the hemisterna in a position which enables their spontaneous growing together. The kit includes an approximation tool (1, 24, 35) for the application of a selected force to the hemisterna to bring them into reconstituted configuration and a set of clamping apparatus , (8, 9 12, 16, 51) for firmly locking the hemisterna in the reconstituted configuration. The clamping apparatus is made of a non-immunogenic polymeric …
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- Filed April 1, 1998. No grant is recorded for it in Canada; had it been granted, its 20-year term would have ended April 1, 2018.
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