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Patent No.:

US 9237913 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Jan. 19, 2016

Filed:

Jul. 15, 2013

Cerclage system for bone

Applicant:

Acute Innovations, Llc, Hillsboro, OR (US);

Inventors:

Joel Gillard, Portland, OR (US);

Mariah Knight, Hillsboro, OR (US);

Assignee:

Acute Innovations LLC, Hillsboro, OR (US);

Attorney:

Kolisch Hartwell, P.C.

Primary Examiner:

Christopher Beccia

Assistant Examiner:

Diana S Jones

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/56 (2006.01); A61B 17/58 (2006.01); A61B 17/82 (2006.01); A61F 2/30 (2006.01); A61B 17/88 (2006.01); A61B 17/80 (2006.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/823 (2013.01); A61B 17/809 (2013.01); A61B 17/8076 (2013.01); A61B 17/8869 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00004 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0088 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00831 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00933 (2013.01);
Abstract

Method of stabilizing a sternum with a fastening member defining a plurality of cleats. In the method, the fastening member may be disposed on a sternum having a discontinuity, with the fastening member spanning the discontinuity and the cleats contacting the sternum. The fastening member may be arranged with a wire or cable such that the wire or cable extends twice through the fastening member and forms a loop around a portion of the sternum. The fastening member may be crimped to secure both ends of the loop to the fastening member.

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Gillard, Joel. (2016). Cerclage system for bone (U.S. Patent No. 9237913). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/9237913

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