Patent ID: 8048077

Claim:
Sternum closure device for securing two sternum parts to be connected to one another, comprising: an inner contact element adapted to abut an inner face of the sternum, at least one clamping element secured to and projecting transversely from the inner contact element, and an outer contact element adapted for abutment on an outer side of the sternum and which can be clamped by means of the at least one clamping element guided through an intermediate space between the sternum parts against the inner contact element, the inner contact element having at least a center longitudinal section running an entire length of the inner contact element consisting of a biocompatible plastics material, holding projections connected longitudinal edges of the inner contact element to secure the inner contact element on the sternum, and wherein: the holding projections are connected to one another by means of strip-like webs, and the strip-like webs consist of metal and are embedded in and permanently connected to the plastics material at the longitudinal edges of the inner contact element.