A SURGICAL DEVICE FOR CAPTURING, POSITIONING AND ALIGNING PORTIONS OF A SEVERED HUMAN STERNUM

摘要

A sternal closure device includes an insertion member having a body portion and a leg portion, where the body portion includes teeth-like structures along a first side of the body portion. The sternal closure device also includes an insertion guide member configured to receive the insertion member, where the insertion guide member includes a body portion and a leg portion. The sternal closure device also preferably includes a rotary lock rotatably mounted to the body portion of the insertion guide member, wherein the rotary lock includes teeth-like structures that engage or release the teeth-like structures on the insertion member as the rotary lock rotates.