Janet Lou Rettenmaier

US Patent:

20140081340, Mar 20, 2014

Filed:

Sep 19, 2013

Appl. No.:

14/031670

Inventors:

Wayne C. McDaniel - Columbia MO, US
Joseph T. Walls - Columbia MO, US
Janet L. Rettenmaier - Columbia MO, US

Assignee:

THE CURATORS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI - Columbia MO

International Classification:

A61B 17/86
A61B 17/84
A61B 17/88

US Classification:

606318, 606328, 606323, 606301

Abstract:

The present disclosure provides a sternal closure fixation device. The fixation device includes a first sternum implant disposable within an interior cavity of a first half of a severed sternum such that the first implant contacts opposing anterior and posterior faces of the cavity. The fixation device additionally includes, a second sternum implant disposable within an interior cavity of a second half of a severed sternum such that the second implant contacts opposing anterior and posterior faces of the cavity. Furthermore, the fixation device includes a rigid fixation pin sized and structured to be disposed within an internal bore of the first implant and within an internal bore of the second implant, whereby when the first and second halves of the severed sternum are joined together, the first and second halves of the sternum are prevented from shear movement in any direction relative to each other.