U.S. Patent 7651498 was awarded to on 2010-01-26 and describes a “Sternal closure system, method and apparatus therefor.” This patent has been cited 320 times by other U.S. patents which places it in the top 500 cited patents since 2010 according to our law firm research, and makes it of the most innovative medical technology patents in the field of instruments. The abstract states:

There is provided a sternal closure system for re-approximating the left and right halves of a patient’s longitudinally incised sternum during a surgical procedure in the thoracic cavity. The system includes a first anchor, disposed inside the left half of the sternum, a second anchor, disposed inside the right half of the sternum, and a fixing element for rigid connection between the first and the second anchors, respectively disposed within the left and right halves of the sternum, facilitating separation of the left and right halves of the sternum closed in this way, in case of post-operative emergency surgical procedures. An apparatus for fixing and removing the anchors is also provided. Link: U.S. Patent 7651498

This patent was originally filed on 2004-02-19 which gives it a processing time of 2168 days, compared to an average processing time of 1909 in the field. has 3 total patents. The first named inventor is Edward G. Shifrin of Ra’anana, Center District. The primary examiner was Eduardo C Robert.

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