58 results about "Sternum/Sternal" patented technology

A sternum fixation device for securing parts of a sternum includes first and second removably associated plates. The first plate has an upper surface and a sternum-contacting surface, and at least one hole passing through both of these surfaces for receiving a fastener head. The second plate has at least one attachment member for fixation to the sternum. A release member holds the first and second plates together, and is movably associated with at least one of the first and second plates such that it may be moved to allow separation of the two parts of the sternum.

A device and method for joining a severed sternum is disclosed. The device includes first and second bearing members, a sternum joining member having an axis and first and second ends, the first end connected to the first bearing member, the second bearing member adapted to engage the sternum joining member, and the sternum joining member is adapted to traverse the exposed cancellous surfaces of the sternal portions. The method includes moving the second bearing member along the axis of the sternum joining member toward the first bearing member, with the sternum joining member traversing the cancellous surfaces of both sternal portions, and securing the second bearing member on the axis of the sternum joining member so that the severed sternum is securely closed. A kit including sternal closure devices and other tools for closing a sternotomy is also disclosed.

A needle driving apparatus for sternal closure following sternotomy. Accessory elements include: 1) a straight surgical needle absent attached suture and 2) a separate suture carrying small cylinders at opposing ends. Apparatus provides a dual capability of 1) needle penetration of sternum from top surface and 2) precise positioning of cylinder at undersurface of sternum. The apparatus is a handled framework supporting a rachet type drive assembly which includes a lever, a pawl, biasing springs and a toothed arm which carries a needle. A framework extension carries a socketed fixture. The fixture precisely positions a cylinder and its suture in the socket. When the lever is taken up by hand, motion is imparted to the arm and needle. The needle penetrates the sternum, then the cylinder, where it becomes locked therein by friction. Retrograde extraction of needle (using a conventional needle driver) delivers the suture by shuttle action to its desired position, atop the sternum. Repetition on the procedure described, on the opposing side of the sternum completes the placement of a single suture.

Molded body armor panels conformed to fit individual torsos based upon gender or, in custom applications, individual features of a particular male or female torso. The individual body panels are constructed of multiple layers of twill or other unconventional long float woven ballistic fibers with each layer impregnated with a curable adhesive. Additional reinforcement may be supplied in appropriate areas, such as breasts, spine, sternum and edges. The multiple impregnated layers of fabric are placed within a mold conforming to the particular torso contour desired. The long floats of the fabric allows the layers to stretch or compress as required to the particular shape desired. The adhesive is cured in the mold under low heat and low pressure, binding the layers of fabric together, as well as binding the conformed yarns of each individual layer in permanent contour. Interior and exterior coverings for comfort and appearance may be supplied.

A system for detecting an electrocardiogram (ECG) signal of a subject includes a substrate that is placed on and adheres to the skin over the sternum of the subject. First, second and third electrodes are disposed on the substrate, each of which has an end for contacting a respective area of skin. Directional positioning from the second electrode to the first electrode is substantially perpendicular to directional positioning from the third electrode to the first electrode. A circuit on the first substrate is connected to the electrodes and generates a first ECG channel measuring a difference in electric signals between the first electrode and the second electrode, and a second ECG channel measuring a difference in electric signals between the first electrode and the third electrode. A communication component on the substrate wirelessly transmits ECG information from the circuit to an external device.

An apparatus and method for accessing the bone marrow of a human's sternum is provided. The apparatus includes a tissue penetrator configured to penetrate the sternum, a trigger mechanism configured to engage when the tissue penetrator contacts the sternum and a depth control mechanism operable to limit the penetration of the tissue penetrator into the sternum to a pre-selected depth.

A method for implanting a medical lead. The method includes advancing a tunneling tool posteriorly proximate the caudal end of the sternum toward a first location. The tunneling tool is advanced superiorly underneath the sternum through the anterior mediastinum from the first location to a second location cranial to the first location. A guidewire is advanced from the first location to the second location. A medical lead is slid along at least a portion of the guidewire, the medical lead at least substantially spanning the distance between the first location and the second location.

An access platform having a first and a second blade interconnected to a spreader member that laterally drives the blades apart or together and a sternal pad interconnected to a blade. The superior blade is preferably pivotally coupled to the spreader member such that it naturally rises as the blades are separated. Alternatively, a vertical displacement member is operably interconnected to a blade and the spreader member and is used to vertically displace the interconnected superior blade and, thus, increase a surgeon's working space and visual access for the dissection of an internal mammary artery. A tissue retractor is interconnected to the blades to draw the soft tissue around an incision away from the surgeon's working area.

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.

A carrier for supporting a carcass part of slaughtered poultry includes a carrier body having a support surface for engaging at least a part of the inner face of the carcass part, a hook for holding the carcass part on the carrier body, a positioning element for positioning the carcass part relative to the carrier, which has a dome shaped engagement end for engaging the inner face of the carcass part, and is moveable between a retracted position and an extended position in which the dome shaped engagement end of the positioning element protrudes from the support surface of the carrier body. The positioning element is arranged such relative to the support surface of the carrier body that in its extended position, the dome shaped engagement end of the positioning element engages the inner face of the carcass part at or adjacent to the facies visceralis sterni of the sternum in the region between the left and right margo costalis of the sternum.

Devices and methods for sternal retraction that reduces bleeding from the cut edges of a sternum and reduces fracturing of the sternum during retraction. The devices and methods involve the use of sternal retractor blades having a certain geometry and inserts placed inside the sternal retractor blades during retraction of the sternotomy incision. The blades and inserts act to tamponade the blood flow from the cut sternal edge and reduce fracturing of the sternum during retraction.

The invention relates to an individualized sternum prosthesis with computer-aided design and a manufacturing method. The method comprises the steps of collecting CT data of the chest of a patient, and establishing a three-dimensional chest model; measuring parameters of the sternum of the patient; utilizing modeling software to design the shape of manubrium of the prosthesis with the shape of biological manubrium as a reference; designing a plurality of hole channels at the connection edges of the clavicles and the ribs on the manubrium of the prosthesis; designing the size of the part, inserted in the cavity of the sternum, of the sternum prosthesis according to the size of the inner cavity of the sternum of the patient, wherein the sternum part of the prosthesis is vertically provided with hole channels, the diameter of the hole channels is 5-6 mm, the top end of the sternum of the patient needs to be excised 10-12 mm before the sternum prosthesis is placed into the cavity of the sternum, the placement position of the sternum prosthesis is completely identical to the position of the computer-aided design, and the upper end of the sternum of the prosthesis and the connection portions of the manubrium are additionally provided with ladder-like bulges. Through the adoption of the individualized sternum prosthesis with the computer-aided design, regarding the characteristics of an anatomical structure of the chest of an individual, the accurate data measurement of the sternum of the patient are achieved, the thoracic structure of the patient is perfectly matched, and the problem that the movement range of the upper limbs of the patient is limited is solved through ligament connection.

The invention discloses a split type sternal puncture needle handle assembly and a split type sternal puncture needle. The handle assembly comprises a sleeve, a percussion shaft, an energy storage mechanism, a trigger mechanism and a quick-changing assembly, wherein the percussion shaft and the sleeve are in sliding fit; the percussion shaft stretches into one end of an inner cavity of the sleeve;the energy storage mechanism is arranged between the percussion shaft and the sleeve; the trigger mechanism comprises a percussion separation blade, a reset piece and a trigger plate; the percussionseparation blade stretches out to lock the percussion shaft under the action of the reset piece, so that the energy storage mechanism is at an energy storage state; the trigger plate and the percussion separation blade can be matched in a contact way, so that the percussion separation blade is retracted to release the percussion shaft; the quick-changing assembly comprises an annular clamping sleeve arranged at an opening end of the sleeve; multiple spring pins are arranged on the annular clamping sleeve; and the spring pins are matched with a pin groove on a percussion base, so that the quick-changing assembly and the percussion base are connected in a clamping way. Through the quick-changing assembly, a base assembly can be quickly changed so as to calmly deal with large-scale group damage, the handle assembly can be reused, the waste is reduced, and the use cost is reduced.

An implantable cardiac defibrillator (ICD) system includes an ICD implanted subcutaneously in a patient, a defibrillation lead having a proximal portion coupled to the ICD and a distal portion having a defibrillation electrode configured to deliver a defibrillation or cardioversion shock to a heart of the patient, and a pacing lead that includes a distal portion having one or more electrodes and a proximal portion coupled to the ICD. The distal portion of the pacing lead is implanted at least partially along a posterior side of a sternum of the patient within the anterior mediastinum. The ICD is configured to provide pacing pulses to the heart of the patient via the pacing lead and provide defibrillation shocks to the patient via the defibrillation lead. As such, the implantable cardiac system provides pacing from the substernal space for an extravascular ICD system.

A sternal reconstruction system for securing parts of a sternum includes at least one flexible cable with a fused end fitting, at least one parallel fitting piece and at least one ferrule. Optionally, the system includes at least one cannulated screw. Circumferential or parasternal fixation may be brought about by use of the sternal reconstruction system. Also provided is a method for sternal reconstruction utilizing the sternal reconstruction system. Also provided is a kit for sternal reconstruction.

The invention belongs to the field of sternum retractors, and particularly relates to a sternum retractor for cardiothoracic vascular surgery and a using method of the sternum retractor. The sternum retractor comprises a retraction mechanism for sternum retraction, a lifting and translation mechanism for driving the retraction mechanism to lift and translate and a supporting mechanism for supporting the lifting and translation mechanism. The retraction mechanism comprises a retracting sliding table, a first motor, a bidirectional lead screw, first sliding blocks and first sliding rods, the first motor is installed on the outer wall of the retracting sliding table, the bidirectional lead screw connected with an output shaft of the first motor is connected to the inner side of the retracting sliding table through a bearing, the two first sliding blocks are connected to the outer side of the bidirectional lead screw through threads, and the first sliding rods which are in sliding connection with the first sliding blocks are fixed to the positions, located on the two sides of the bidirectional lead screw, of the inner side of the retracting sliding table. The lifting and translation mechanism is adopted, so that lifting or translation can be carried out by driving the retraction mechanism, the sternum retractor can adapt to the chest position of a patient, and the requirement during sternum retraction is met.

The invention discloses a sternum-clavicle integrated piece. The sternum-clavicle integrated piece comprises a sternum plate, a clavicle strip and a joint connecting the sternum plate and the claviclestrip. The sternum plate is in a sheet shape and comprises a layered object formed by twisted carbon fiber rope braid and carbon fiber nonwoven fabric through superposition and carbon matrix and / or silicon carbide arranged between carbon fibers in a filling mode; the clavicle strip is in a strip shape and comprises the twisted carbon fiber rope braid and carbon matrix and / or silicon carbide arranged between the carbon fibers in a filling mode, or comprises the layered object formed by the twisted carbon fiber rope braid and the carbon fiber nonwoven fabric through superposition and carbon matrix and / or silicon carbide arranged between the carbon fibers in a filling mode; and the joint is in a spring shape and comprises a spring body formed by weaving a twisted carbon fiber rope and the carbon matrix and / or silicon carbide arranged between the carbon fibers in a filling mode. The sternum-clavicle integrated piece has the characteristics of light weight, good biocompatibility, good chemical stability, mechanical properties close to human bones, good fatigue, high designability, no artifacts and the like, and is particularly suitable for reconstruction use.

The invention relates to a sternum expanding device with the sternal closure delaying function. The sternum expanding device is characterized by comprising a base part and a sternum groove upper part; the base part comprises an arch board part and sternum groove lower parts; the arch board part is arranged in the middle, and the sternum groove lower parts are symmetrically arranged at the two ends of the arch board part. The device is compact and ingenious in overall structural design, accurate in positioning, simple in operation, short in operation time and small in damage to sick children, expanders of many types are adopted, and the device is suitable for the sick children of different ages and different types and wide in application range.

Provided is an implant for sternum replacement including an upper face, a posterior face, extensions for fitting with the ribs and extensions for fitting with the manubrium, wherein that implant is manufactured in a single piece with high performance engineering polymers, with an anatomical adjustment tailored to each patient, which guarantees the reduction of the number of elements in contact with the patient, facilitating and speeding up the surgical procedure, at the same time, the required mechanical and flexibility properties, are guaranteed.

A load distributor for a sternum closure device comprises a wire receiving section configured to be attached to a wire of the sternum closure device, and a load distributing section. A tool for cutting the load distributor comprises a pair of jaws movable between a load distributor receiving position and a cutting position, wherein at least one of the jaws has substantially V-shaped cutting edges tapered towards the other jaw in an angle to the longitudinal extension of the tool.

A quick release sternum closing fixator has a locking roller, and a male fixing piece and a female fixing piece that can be plugged together. The male fixing piece has an elastic plug and the first claw hook plate. The elastic plug has the first serration on both sides and a tightening groove in the middle, thus forming two elastic claws. A tensioning device forces the two elastic claws to move against each other is provided between the said locking roller and the two elastic claws. After the locking roller rotates, when the elastic claws on the male fixing piece lose resilience due to the growth of human tissues, the two elastic claws can be forcibly pulled back to the initial state by rotating the locking roller, thus smoothly and quickly opening the sternum closing fixator.

Implant positioning devices for use with and assisting in positioning orthopaedic fixation devices (such as bone plates, etc.). An implant positioning device may include a body that has a fastener guide with slits in a first end of the fastener guide that form a retaining arm proximal to the first end of the fastener guide. The implant positioning device may also be coupled to a bone plate by a retaining beam positioned within the implant positioning device to facilitate ease of alignment and insertion of the fastener into a fastener apertures of the bone plate.

Systems and methods are described for a sternal osteotomy guide and sternal fixation system.

The invention provides a method and system for judging sleep depth based on sternal manubrium anterior area brain waves. The method comprises the following steps of: collecting brain wave informationat the sternal manubrium anterior area of a testee by a physiological information picking-up transmitter; continuously reading the collected brain wave information within the collection period, wherein the brain wave information comprises at least one of alpha brain waves, beta brain waves and theta brain waves; judging whether the sleep depth of the testee by the brain wave information is in thestate of eye closing, or the somnolence state or the deep sleeping state; and separately counting the accumulative duration of the state of eye closing, the somnolence state and the deep sleeping state, using the accumulative duration as sleep parameter data, and outputting the accumulative duration, wherein the brain wave signals comprise the alpha brain waves, the beta brain waves and the thetabrain waves. The system adopts the method. The method for judging the sleep depth based on the brain waves is accurate for sleep depth judgment, the testee only needs to wear the physiological information picking-up transmitter, and the sleep state of the testee cannot be influenced.

A woman's undergarment includes a pair of cups, a center cover piece, a front panel, a stretchable tape, a back panel, and shoulder straps. One embodiment of the undergarment prevents cups from slipping upward and allows a wearer's breasts to be pushed toward the sternum and then lifted so as to create natural and beautiful cleavage lines in the decollate area without deforming the breasts.

A thoracic lumbar sacral orthosis includes an upper body support for use with a torso orthosis. The upper body support has an anterior assembly including an anterior plate secured to the torso orthosis, a sternal assembly connected to the anterior plate, and a pectoral assembly connected to the sternal assembly. A posterior assembly is connected to the torso orthosis and is connected to the pectoral assembly by at least one strap. The sternal assembly has at least one pivot point arranged to pivot the sternal assembly relative to the anterior plate.

A cutting device for cutting a sternum of a patient comprises a laser source, a beam adjusting structure, a support and a correction arrangement. The laser source is adapted to generate a cut laser beam. The beam adjusting structure is arranged for directing the laser beam along a predefined cut geometry at the sternum. The support carries the laser source. The support has a mounting structure adapted to be fixed to a rib cage of the patient such that the laser source is in a predefined position with respect to the sternum. The correction arrangement is adapted to automatically identify a movement of the laser source relative to the sternum causing the cut laser beam to deviate from the predefined cut geometry and adjust the position of the laser source relative to the sternum to correct the deviation of the cut laser beam with respect to the predefined cut geometry.