摘要 |
A shape-transforming implant device for joining and holding in place a severed sternum. The device includes a bridge portion, two or more legs extending from the bridge portion, shoulder portions, and feet portions. The bridge portions have a thickness that is sized such that it can be cut with a pin cutter. The two or more legs extend from the bridge portion at a first angle when the bridge and the two or more legs are at a first temperature. The shoulder portions are defined by a first angle between the bridge portion and the two or more legs and define a transition from the bridge portion to the two or more legs. The feet portions are at an end of the two or more legs that is opposite from the shoulder portions. Each of the feet portions include an inwardly angled portion that extends toward the remaining feet portions.
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