Surgery – Instruments – Suture retaining means
Patent
1998-10-16
2000-05-09
Buiz, Michael
Surgery
Instruments
Suture retaining means
606 73, A61B 1704, A61B 1756
Patent
active
060598182
ABSTRACT:
A system for closing together a first side of a sternum and a second side of the sternum of a patient. The system includes a first grommet to be disposed in the first side. The system includes a second grommet adapted to be disposed in the second side. The system includes a mechanism for placing a grommet into the sternum. The placing mechanism is adapted to hold the grommet for placement in the sternum. The system includes a first wire suture for insertion through the first and second grommets. The system includes a stop mechanism for allowing the placing mechanism to place a grommet into the sternum only in a desired location of the patient and any other portion of the patient is protected from damage by the placing mechanism during operation. A grommet. An approximator. A drill stop mechanism. A placement tool. A method of threading a wire suture through a hole in a sternum. A method of bringing together a first side of a sternum and a second side of the sternum.
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Griffin Wayne P.
Johnson Greg A.
Kletzli David W.
Magovern James A.
Buiz Michael
Cardiac Assist Technologies, Inc.
Schwartz Ansel M.
Trinh Vikki
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