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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 17, 2022
Filed:
Dec. 10, 2020
Depuy Synthes Products, Inc., Raynham, MA (US);
Eric Lui, Royersford, PA (US);
Evangelos Theodorou, Derendingen, CH;
Christopher Keegan, Hatboro, PA (US);
Depuy Synthes Products, Inc., Raynham, MA (US);
Abstract
A sternal closure system for closing an opening in a sternum includes an implant and a plate pair comprised of first and second plates. The first and second plates secure with the sternum across the opening. The implant, in an insertion shape, inserts through the first and second plates and into the sternum across the opening, and then, upon a movement toward a natural shape, holds the opening closed while interconnecting the first and second plates. The sternal closure system alternatively includes an implant with a bridge having first and second apertures and first and second legs extending from the bridge. The implant, in an insertion shape, inserts into the sternum across the opening, and then, upon a movement toward a natural shape, holds the opening in the sternum closed. The implant, at the first and second apertures, receives fixation devices therethrough that engage the sternum.