Patent ID: 8460295

Claim:
A sternotomy closure device comprising: a first band formed of biocompatible material having at least two end portions and a mid-portion there-between, the first band having a top and bottom surface; a second band formed of biocompatible material having at least two end portions and a mid-portion there-between, the second band having a top and bottom surface; and a delivery needle connected to one of the end portions of each of the bands, wherein the first and second bands each have a thickness between the top and bottom surfaces, and a width that is greater than the thickness, wherein the top or bottom surface of the first band overlies the top or bottom surface of the second band to define a common plane in an overlap region and are pivotably coupled together in the overlap region to pivot relative to one another about an axis that is perpendicular to the common plane, at least one of the bands having a buckle on one of its end portions configured to lockably receive one of the end portions of one of the bands.