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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 08, 2016
Filed:
Jun. 05, 2014
Applicant:
Guy's and St Thomas' Nhs Foundation Trust, London, GB;
Inventor:
Hazem Bahaa Fallouh, London, GB;
Assignee:
GUY'S AND ST THOMAS' NHS FOUNDATION TRUST, London, GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61G 13/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61G 13/122 (2013.01); A61G 13/12 (2013.01); A61G 13/121 (2013.01); A61G 13/125 (2013.01); A61G 13/1255 (2013.01); A61G 13/1295 (2013.01);
Abstract
The invention provides methods and devices for maintaining a patient in a position in which the patient's torso can be moved during surgery, for example by which the sternum can be closed after open chest surgery. The device comprises two contact members for contacting a respective scapula and support means for maintaining the contact members in a grip position in which, in use, each contact member imparts a force on the respective scapula to close the patient's sternum.