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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 05, 2013
Filed:
Oct. 31, 2008
Applicants:
Michael Teague, Ponte Vedra Beach, FL (US);
Shawn Burke, Jacksonville, FL (US);
Thomas S. Johnston, Jacksonville, FL (US);
Inventors:
Michael Teague, Ponte Vedra Beach, FL (US);
Shawn Burke, Jacksonville, FL (US);
Thomas S. Johnston, Jacksonville, FL (US);
Assignee:
KLS-Martin, L.P., Jacksonville, FL (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/08 (2006.01); A61B 17/04 (2006.01); A61B 17/84 (2006.01); A61B 1/32 (2006.01); A44B 1/04 (2006.01); A44B 11/25 (2006.01); A44B 13/00 (2006.01); A44B 17/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A sizable sternal closure clamp device for securing and retaining longitudinally or transversely divided halves of a sternum, the device having four body members and four engagement members that are positioned in inter-rib spaces on both sides of the sternum. The body members are interconnected in a sliding or telescoping manner that allows the device to be expanded or contracted in two orthogonal directions.