Method for double wire sternotomy suture

Details Method for double wire sternotomy suture Method for double wire sternotomy suture

1997-06-27

1998-11-03

Buiz, Michael Powell

Surgery

Instruments

Suturing needle

606226, A61B 1700

Patent

active

058302344

ABSTRACT:
A sternotomy suture comprises a loop which passes around a split sternum and is twisted until double cabling begins at which point the suture is fastened to itself. The loop preferably comprises a single strand of wire with one end welded to an intermediate point of said strand leaving a portion available for connection to the needle. A curved needle having a cutting tapered point is swaged to the free end of the single strand. Initially the wire is passed around the split sternum and the needle then removed with a pair of diagonal cutting pliers. A twisting tool, having a handle and a hooked portion, passes through the two free loops on opposite sides of the sternum. Twisting force is applied to the tool and transmitted through the hook to the suture causing it to twist and cable. The suture reaches its critical length L.sub.crit when the loop is fully cabled but before double cabling begins. At the onset of double cabling the loop reaches its maximum tension T.sub.crit. This is the signal to the surgeon to stop turning and to fasten the loop to itself. As a consequence, the resulting sternotomy suture is applied with optimal force. The loop is not too tight to cause discomfort and possible complications; nor is the loop too loose thereby creating an inferior bond.

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