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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 15, 2013
Filed:
Jun. 06, 2012
Mike Teague, Ponte Vedra Beach, FL (US);
Charles Anderson, Gig harbor, WA (US);
Shawn Burke, Atlantic Beach, FL (US);
Axel Walzenegger, Muhlheim, DE (US);
Mike Teague, Ponte Vedra Beach, FL (US);
Charles Anderson, Gig harbor, WA (US);
Shawn Burke, Atlantic Beach, FL (US);
Axel Walzenegger, Muhlheim, DE (US);
KLS-Martin, L.P., Jacksonville, FL (US);
Abstract
A sternal closure clamp device for securing and retaining longitudinally divided halves of a sternum, and its method of use, the device having a pair of body members each having engagement members adapted to abut the sides of the sternal halves, and at least one rib extension member having rib retaining members and attached to at least one of said body members, such that the rib extension member can be secured to a rib to reduce the force being applied directly to the sternal halves.