Joseph Thaddeus Walls
Physician at Bourn Ave, Columbia, MO
License number
Colorado 27364
Issued Date
Mar 14, 1986
Renew Date
May 31, 1997
Expiration Date
May 31, 1997
Type
Physician
Address
Address
1031 Bourn Ave, Columbia, MO 65203
Professional information
Apparatus And Method For Sternal Closure
US Patent:
2014008, Mar 20, 2014
Filed:
Sep 19, 2013
Appl. No.:
14/031670
Inventors:
Wayne C. McDaniel - Columbia MO, US
Joseph T. Walls - Columbia MO, US
Janet L. Rettenmaier - Columbia MO, US
Joseph T. Walls - Columbia MO, US
Janet L. Rettenmaier - Columbia MO, US
Assignee:
THE CURATORS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI - Columbia MO
International Classification:
A61B 17/86, A61B 17/84, A61B 17/88
US Classification:
606318, 606328, 606323, 606301
Abstract:
The present disclosure provides a sternal closure fixation device. The fixation device includes a first sternum implant disposable within an interior cavity of a first half of a severed sternum such that the first implant contacts opposing anterior and posterior faces of the cavity. The fixation device additionally includes, a second sternum implant disposable within an interior cavity of a second half of a severed sternum such that the second implant contacts opposing anterior and posterior faces of the cavity. Furthermore, the fixation device includes a rigid fixation pin sized and structured to be disposed within an internal bore of the first implant and within an internal bore of the second implant, whereby when the first and second halves of the severed sternum are joined together, the first and second halves of the sternum are prevented from shear movement in any direction relative to each other.