US 12,433,651 B2
Sternum fixation device and method
Louis Houff, Piperton, TN (US)
Assigned to CircumFix Solutions, Inc., Piperton, TN (US)
Filed by CircumFix Solutions, Inc., Piperton, TN (US)
Filed on Aug. 24, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/894,506.
Application 16/017,158 is a division of application No. 15/444,469, filed on Feb. 28, 2017, granted, now 10,010,360, issued on Jul. 3, 2018.
Application 15/444,469 is a division of application No. 14/153,019, filed on Jan. 11, 2014, granted, now 9,597,132, issued on Mar. 21, 2017.
Application 17/894,506 is a continuation of application No. 16/017,158, filed on Jun. 25, 2018, granted, now 11,439,448.
Claims priority of provisional application 61/751,821, filed on Jan. 12, 2013.
Prior Publication US 2022/0409251 A1, Dec. 29, 2022
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. A61B 17/82 (2006.01); A61B 17/80 (2006.01); A61B 17/84 (2006.01)
CPC A61B 17/823 (2013.01) [A61B 17/8076 (2013.01); A61B 17/842 (2013.01)] 19 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A plate for compressing against a surface of a bone, the plate comprising:
a body having a first longitudinal side and a second longitudinal side that are substantially parallel to each other;
first winged tabs that extend substantially perpendicularly at the first longitudinal side; and
second winged tabs that extend substantially perpendicularly at the second longitudinal side,
wherein the plate defines first slots proximal to the first longitudinal side, the plate defines second slots proximal to the second longitudinal side, each slot of the first slots is situated generally opposite a corresponding slot of the second slots, the body is contoured to lie passively against the bone, each slot of the first slots is configured to receive a fastener, each slot of the second slots is configured to receive the fastener after the fastener has been looped around the bone, pulling on an end of the fastener through a respective slot of the second slots tensions the fastener to compress the plate around the bone, the first slots are defined in the first winged tabs, and the second slots are defined in the second winged tabs.