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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 23, 2016
Filed:
Sep. 17, 2013
Applicant:
Karl Leibinger Medizintechnik Gmbh & Co. KG, Mühlheim a.d. Donau, DE;
Inventors:
Axel Waizenegger, Muehlheim, DE;
Thomas Koett, Kolbingen, DE;
Assignee:
Karl Leibinger Medizintechnik GmbH & Co. KG, Muehlheim a.d. Donau, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/80 (2006.01); A61B 19/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/8076 (2013.01); A61B 17/809 (2013.01); A61B 17/8085 (2013.01); A61B 2019/307 (2013.01);
Abstract
The invention relates to a sternal closure for closing a cleft in a sternum, wherein in each of a first and a second securing area at least one hole is provided for receiving bone screws, the two securing areas being adapted to be screwed on each side of the cleft, wherein a severing site member joining the two securing areas and being integrally connected thereto is provided.