US 12,144,496 B2
Sternal ascender apparatus
Jude S. Sauer, Pittsford, NY (US); Matthew David DeClerck, Greece, NY (US); Angelo John Martellaro, Victor, NY (US); Benjamin James Boseck, Canandaigua, NY (US); and Matthew Wrona, Fairport, NY (US)
Assigned to LSI Solutions, Inc., Victor, NY (US)
Filed by LSI Solutions, Inc., Victor, NY (US)
Filed on May 4, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/143,193.
Application 18/143,193 is a continuation of application No. 16/999,838, filed on Aug. 21, 2020, granted, now 11,666,317.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/989,044, filed on Mar. 13, 2020.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/916,591, filed on Oct. 17, 2019.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/889,690, filed on Aug. 21, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2023/0270429 A1, Aug. 31, 2023
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. A61B 17/00 (2006.01); A61B 17/02 (2006.01)
CPC A61B 17/025 (2013.01) [A61B 17/00234 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00243 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00455 (2013.01)] 15 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A sternal ascender assembly, comprising:
a panel assembly, wherein a first portion of the panel assembly is configured to engage a portion of a patient's ribcage during a procedure;
an indicator handle extending from a proximal end to a distal end along a handle axis, wherein a first portion of the indicator handle is configured to be grasped by a surgeon during the procedure, and wherein a second portion of the indicator handle is coupled to a second portion of the panel assembly;
a linear rack extending from a first end to a second end along a rack axis, the second end of the linear rack being pivotably coupled to the distal end of the indicator handle, the linear rack comprising a plurality of teeth; and
a housing movably coupled to the linear rack, the housing comprising a cylindrical gear configured to rotate relative to a portion of the housing, a portion of the cylindrical gear engaging a portion of the plurality of teeth of the linear rack to displace the linear rack relative to the portion of the housing when the cylindrical gear is rotated.