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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 27, 2022
Filed:
Jun. 09, 2020
Stryker European Operations Holdings Llc, Kalamazoo, MI (US);
Friedhelm Beyersdorf, Freiburg, DE;
Christian Knoepfle, Donaueschingen, DE;
Karl Greiner, Muehlheim, DE;
Manfred Schmuck, Muehlheim, DE;
Stryker European Operations Holdings LLC, Kalamazoo, MI (US);
Abstract
A load distributor for a sternum closure device comprises a wire receiving section configured to be attached to a wire of the sternum closure device, and a load distributing section. A tool for cutting the load distributor comprises a pair of jaws movable between a load distributor receiving position and a cutting position, wherein at least one of the jaws has substantially V-shaped cutting edges tapered towards the other jaw in an angle to the longitudinal extension of the tool.