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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 18, 2000
Filed:
Mar. 02, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Mike Hogendijk, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Troy Chapman, Avilla, IN (US);
Assignee:
Corvascular, Inc., Palo Alto, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
606151 ; 606215 ; 606216 ;
Abstract
A sternal closure device comprising first and second clamps. The first and second clamps have a generally tubular portion and the second clamp has a portion that is slidably receivable in the tubular portion, and a lock configured to retain said second clamp within said first clamp. A surgical instrument for laterally moving opposed sternal clamps toward one another is also disclosed. The instrument comprises first and second grasping members generally linearly slidably coupled to one another.