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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 23, 2020
Filed:
Feb. 13, 2015
Applicant:
Biomet Manufacturing, Llc, Warsaw, IN (US);
Inventors:
Aaron Smits, Fort Wayne, IN (US);
Brett Baver, West Chester, OH (US);
Megan Courtney, Plover, WI (US);
Assignee:
Biomet Manufacturing, LLC, Warsaw, IN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/80 (2006.01); A61B 17/70 (2006.01); A61B 17/82 (2006.01); A61B 17/56 (2006.01); A61B 17/86 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/8076 (2013.01); A61B 17/7053 (2013.01); A61B 17/823 (2013.01); A61B 17/8685 (2013.01); A61B 2017/568 (2013.01);
Abstract
An apparatus () for the correction of chest deformities is provided and includes a rib implant () for mounting to a rib, a sternal implant () for mounting to a sternum, and a first elongate member (). The rib implant includes a first aperture () having a first axis (). The sternal implant includes a second aperture () having a second axis (). The first elongate member has a first end () adjustably received in the first aperture and a second end () adjustably received in the second aperture.