Patent ID: 6969391

Claim:
A clamp for osteosynthesis following a sternotomy said clamp having a C-shaped configuration, two opposite ends and a core ( 11 ) which is terminated by said opposite ends, said opposite ends having hooks ( 12 ), including terminal ends said core ( 11 ) consisting of only a single loop ( 13 ) which is elastically compliant and is centered on said C-shaped clamp, said clamp being made of a memory retaining metallic alloy, wherein said clamp is designed for use in the field of heart-surgery for osteosynthesis following a sternotomy, said loop ( 13 ) being extended vertically to a first plane which is substantially perpendicular to a second plane in which all of said end hooks ( 12 ) lie, said end hooks being adapted to exert a force against each other when placed in position over a sternotomy wherein said clamp before application is maintained in a malleable condition at a low temperature, and after application re-acquires said clamp's original form as the temperature of said clamp increases towards body temperature, thereby exerting a semi rigid compression on ends or edges of bones requiring synthesis.