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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 4590929 | Tools for orthopaedic surgery and the like A method for reducing the incidence of wire breakage in orthopaedic surgery wherein said wire passes through apertures drilled in bone fragments for effecting a wire connection therebetween during healing. Said method comprises removing stress raising cor... | 05/27/1986 |
| 4535764 | Surgical bone tie A surgical bone tie for securing separated sections of bone including a needle for penetrating the separated sections after they have been placed in juxtaposition, a cutting member at the trailing end of the needle for cutting a hole of rectangular cross ... | 08/20/1985 |
| 4512346 | Sternal closure method and means An improved sternal closure device and method for using the device is disclosed wherein a pair of thin rods of appropriate length are positioned longitudinally along respective opposite sides of a severed sternum on the posterior surface thereof. Individu... | 04/23/1985 |
| 4364382 | Internal fixation device for bone fractures This invention provides an internal fixation device for a bone fracture, the device comprising a metallic plate having edge fastening formations formed on at least two edges of the plate which is adapted to be secured to a bone fracture site by deforming ... | 12/21/1982 |
| 4263904 | Osteosynthesis devices A device for holding together the parts of a fractured bone which has the shape of an open resilient bracelet and which contacts the bone only at several support points.... | 04/28/1981 |
| 4201215 | Apparatus and method for closing a severed sternum A sternum clamp is provided which comprises a first elongate planar clamping member having turned over, opposed lateral flanges defining guide groove members slidingly received in said guide grooves and movable longitudinally relative to the first clampin... | 05/06/1980 |
| 4146022 | Fracture fixation by cerclage utilizing cortical bone tack and pull-out tension device An orthopedic implant for use in the internal fixation of a bone fracture by wiring, a method of fracture fixation by wiring which avoids bone resorption, and means for embedding the implant in the cortex of a bone adjacent the fracture site. The implant ... | 03/27/1979 |
| 4128100 | Suture A surgical system for use in forming a looped support of body portions of mammals consisting of a suture comprising a thin, narrow, flexible strip; a cylindrical sleeve through which the ends of said suture are placed, and means for crimping or attaching ... | 12/05/1978 |
| 4119091 | Tie for use in bone fracture surgery A tie is provided for holding together the parts of a fractured bone. The tie includes an elongate, flexible, plastic strap provided on at least one face thereof with ratchet teeth and provided at one end thereof with an aperture through which the other e... | 10/10/1978 |
| 4037603 | Metallic surgical suture A suture of a type particularly adaptable for employment for operations such as that referred to as "urethrovaginal fixation to Cooper's ligament in the treatment of stress incontinence." The suture is employed in the form of a loop with its end portions ... | 07/26/1977 |
