Patent ID: 6024759
Filing Date: 2000-02-15
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
An apparatus for performing pectus excavatum repair on a non-resected deformed sternum of a patient, said apparatus comprising:a plurality of sutures; andan elongated pectus bar having a first end and a second end and adapted to be convexly curved between said first end and said second end, said first end of said elongated pectus bar having a first arcuate sidewall and said second end of said elongated pectus bar having a second arcuate sidewall, said first end and said second end adapted to be secured to the patient with said plurality of sutures and said convexly curved portion adapted to be slidably located beneath the non-resected deformed sternum, said pectus bar having a minimum bendable strength of about 65 in-lbs, as defined by ASTM F382-95, at any location along said pectus bar, whereby said elongated pectus bar is adapted to retrain the non-resected deformed sternum into a desired shape.