37 results about "Sternal body" patented technology

A sternal closure device for securing and retaining longitudinally divided halves of a sternum, the device having two sets of anterior and posterior longitudinally extended brace members with brace joining mechanisms extending through the sternal halves to join the anterior brace members to the posterior brace members, such that the sternal halves are compressed between the anterior and posterior brace members, and transverse bridging members that laterally connect the two sets of brace members, with securing mechanisms to retain the two sets of brace members in a contracted configuration with the sternal halves in abutting relation.

A sternal closure clamp device for securing and retaining longitudinally divided halves of a sternum, 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 means 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.

A portable thoracic impedance monitor for monitoring thoracic fluid levels, an electrode array assembly having a single linear electrode array lead with first, second, third, and fourth electrodes arranged sequentially and axially along the linear electrode array lead, and a method of use of the thoracic impedance monitor. A measurement of the user's thoracic impedance is obtained by connecting the second electrode to the user's body at the junction of the clavicles, superior to the sternum, the third electrode to the user's body at the xiphoid-sternal junction, and the first and fourth electrodes to the user's body substantially along a centerline of the user's sternum respectively at a first pre-determined distance above the second electrode and a second predetermined distance below the third electrode, followed by initiating operation of the monitor.

This invention relates to a method of catheter and radiating coil location in a human body and in particular to the determination over time of the location of the tip of a catheter as it is inserted and during its use in the body. In particular when a radiating coil is used in conjunction with a catheter, a coil locating device can be used to determine the distance the coil is from the device and hence its depth in the body of a patient. To assist a clinician using the coil-locating device, a display is provided that shows both a reference image of a part or portion of a body (non-subject body) and an image of the coil located on the display with reference to the reference image. This is achieved by locating the coil-locating device on or over a predetermined landmark on the patient's body. The coil and its associated signal wires can be incorporated into a stylet, guide wire or a catheter. The coil locating device has a preferable triangular shape in plan view that allows it uppermost apex to be orientated towards the head of the patient and for an axis of the device to be aligned with the mid sagittal plane of the patient. Preferable landmarks on a human body include the xiphoid sternal junction and the caudal / mid sagittal aspect of the jugular sternal notch.

A method to manufacture a neck sash of elastic insulating material unitarily formed with a face-mask so as to contour and comfortably shelter the user's throat and upper sternum area against adverse weather conditions.

A compression bra for addressing and / or correcting synmastia complications in reconstructive breast surgeries has: (i) a wide, cotton-lined, unidirectional elastic, torso band adjustably encircling a woman's thoracic torso immediately below the inframammary skinfold; (ii) a trapezoidal shaped, sternum compression panel secured at its base to the upper edge of torso band below the inframammary skinfold and at the top by a pair of adjustable over-the-shoulder straps for elastically compressing sternum tissues while restraining, shaping and separating the inside conically rising, side portions of a woman's breasts; (iii) a pair of breast support cups / flaps also fastened to the upper edge of the torso band each similarly secured at the top by an adjustable over-the-shoulder support strap; and (iv) elastic side panels fastened to the breast cup / flaps and the upper edge of the torso band for anchoring the respective shoulder straps of the sternum compression panel and breast cups / flaps supporting, restraining and shaping the outside, conical rising side portions of the woman's breasts.

An electrically non-conductive back plate for supporting the back of a patient in a supine position comprises on its front face facing the back of the patient a pair or more of ECG electrodes capable of maintaining electrically conductive skin contact with the patient's back. The pair of ECG electrodes is disposed at a sharp angle with the mean heart vector, in particular so as to form an angle β of about 45°±25° with the projection S of the patient's spine on the back plate. Also disclosed is an ECG electrode for mounting in a recess of the back plate and an apparatus for treating cardiac arrest by compression of the sternum comprising the back plate.

A sternal closure device for securing and retaining longitudinally divided halves of a sternum, the device having two sets of anterior and posterior longitudinally extended brace members with brace joining mechanisms extending through the sternal halves to join the anterior brace members to the posterior brace members, such that the sternal halves are compressed between the anterior and posterior brace members, and transverse bridging members that laterally connect the two sets of brace members, with securing mechanisms to retain the two sets of brace members in a contracted configuration with the sternal halves in abutting relation.

An apparatus and method position a patient for rapid and effective endotracheal intubation. The apparatus includes a pillow, which has a plurality of independently inflatable and deflatable sections which may be grouped together to position a patient so that a pinna of an ear of the patient and a sternum of the patient are aligned in the same horizontal plane. The plurality of inflatable and deflatable sections include at least a back support section and a base support section, which, when grouped together, can lift an upper body of the patient in order to facilitate the positioning of the patient. When the plurality of sections are grouped for the aforementioned positioning of the patient, the base section is located beneath the back support section. The plurality of inflatable and deflatable sections may further include a head rest section and a head tilt adjustment section.

A negative pressure ventilation system comprising a dynamically movable, multi-component artificial rib cage configured to fit snugly around the patient's own chest wall and abdomen is disclosed. The shape, dimensions and the dynamic movement of the artificial rib cage are designed to mimic those of the patient's own chest wall. The artificial rib cage includes an artificial spine to which are connected artificial ribs for forming an artificial chest wall including a sternum component. An abdominal component for placement on the patient's abdomen is connected to the chest wall component through a translating element which allows the abdominal component to move towards and away from the chest wall component. The chest wall and abdominal components cooperatively interact to allow the ventilator to move both the chest wall and abdomen during inspiration and expiration, mimicking the patient's own natural breathing pattern.

The invention discloses a sternum gathering up holder. The sternum gathering up holder comprises a locking wheel, a male fixing component and a female fixing component, wherein the male fixing component and the female fixing component can be connected together in an inserting mode. The section of the locking wheel is of an olive shape or an oval shape. The male fixing component is provided with an elastic plug and a first paw-shaped hook plate, wherein first saw teeth are arranged at two sides of the elastic plug, a tightening groove is formed in the middle of the elastic plug, and a locking hole which is in transition fit with the outer wall face of the locking wheel is formed in the tightening groove, and the long axis direction of the locking hole is the insert-connect direction of the male fixing component and the female fixing component. The female fixing component is provided with a second paw-shaped hook plate and a plug seat, wherein the plug seat is provided with an inserting groove which is matched with the elastic plug, second saw teeth which are matched with the first saw teeth are arranged on two sides of the inserting groove, the rotatable locking wheel is installed inside the locking hole so as to rotate the locking wheel. When the tightening groove is enlarged, the second saw teeth are meshed with the second saw teeth. When the tightening groove is decreased, the first saw teeth are separated from the second saw teeth. The sternum gathering up holder is not only capable of conveniently adjusting the opened chest gathering up width, but also easy and convenient to fix and stable, and capable of not producing cutting phenomenon to sternum.

The invention discloses an automatic drag hook device for an open-heart surgery. The automatic drag hook device comprises a breastbone expander and a supporting device arranged on the breastbone expander. A fixed installation strip is arranged at the upper portion of a movable arm and / or a fixed arm of the breastbone expander. The supporting device is clamped on the fixed installation strip. The supporting device comprises a fixed block, a supporting frame and a drag hook slide block, wherein the supporting frame is fixedly installed on the fixed block and provided with a sliding shaft, the drag hook slide block is arranged on the slide shaft, slides on the slide shaft and is provided with an installation hole for installing a hook and a fixed bolt hole, and the drag hook slide block and the slide shaft are connected and fixed through a locking bolt in the fixed bolt hole. After the automatic drag hook device is used, one surgical assistant can be omitted, and work efficiency is improved; influences of the assistant on surgical region exposure can be avoided, and surgical time can be shortened; the assistant can directly view the surgical operation process due to good exposure, and clinical teaching is facilitated.