Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Sternotomy closure technique using polymeric cable
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Application No.: US15875221Application Date: 2018-01-19
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Publication No.: US10993752B2Publication Date: 2021-05-04
- Inventor: Clyde Ronald Pratt , Adam Lee Nelson , Robert Arthur Bruce , Vineet Kumar Sarin
- Applicant: KINAMED, INC.
- Applicant Address: US CA Camarillo
- Assignee: KINAMED, INC.
- Current Assignee: KINAMED, INC.
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Camarillo
- Agency: Warner Norcross + Judd LLP
- Main IPC: A61B17/82
- IPC: A61B17/82 ; A61B17/17 ; A61B17/84 ; A61B17/88 ; A61B90/00

Abstract:
A sternotomy closure technique is suitably carried out with a cerclage mechanism which is capable of maintaining proper bony compression (within a desired range) across the sternum cut, in spite of a range of external forces and significant lateral distraction due to these external forces. The sternum fragments are aligned in apposition disposed around a longitudinal seam and secured with a resilient element. The resilient element is tensioned to a desired tension to compress the sternum to a desired compression range. The resilient element is then elongated and contracted while accepting multiple cycles of physiological distracting forces across the sternum while maintaining contact pressure across the longitudinal seam within a desired range for a length of time sufficient for bony healing. The resilient element is preferably a polymer cable comprising an elongated elastic polymeric core coaxially surrounded by a sheath woven from ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene strands.
Public/Granted literature
- US20180199968A1 STERNOTOMY CLOSURE TECHNIQUE USING POLYMERIC CABLE Public/Granted day:2018-07-19
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