96 results about "Sternum bone" patented technology

Cerclage system, including methods, devices, and kits, for stabilizing bone, such as a sternum. The cerclage system may include a wire or cable that encircles bone, and a bone plate to which segments of the wire or cable lock. The cerclage system also or alternatively may include a tensioner for applying tension to a wire or cable.

An organ manipulator including at least one suction member or adhesive disc mounted to a compliant joint, a flexible locking arm for mounting such suction member or compliant joint, and a method for retracting and suspending an organ in a retracted position using suction (or adhesive force) so that the organ is free to move normally (e.g., to beat or undergo other limited-amplitude motion) in at least the vertical direction during both steps. In preferred embodiments, a suction member exerts suction to retract a beating heart and suspend it in a retracted position during surgery. As the retracted heart beats, the compliant joint allows it to expand and contract freely (and otherwise move naturally) at least in the vertical direction so that hemodynamic function is not compromised. The suction member conforms or can be conformed to the organ anatomy, and its inner surface is preferably smooth and lined with absorbent material to improve traction without causing trauma to the organ. The compliant joint can connect the member to an arm which is adjustably mounted to a sternal retractor or operating table. The compliant joint can be a sliding ball joint, a hinged joint, a pin sliding in a slot, a universal joint, a spring assembly, or another compliant element. In preferred embodiments, the method includes the steps of affixing a suction member to a beating heart at a position concentric with the heart's apex, and applying suction to the heart while moving the member to retract the heart such that the heart has freedom to undergo normal beating motion at least in the vertical direction during retraction.

A head support system for supporting the user's head in an at least generally upright disposition, while the user, for example, naps or sleeps or otherwise rests while traveling sitting in a seat. The head support element (1) interfaces with the underside of and, preferably, up and around the front of the chin, i.e., the mental proturberance with its central clef, and underneath the user's chin and from side-to-side of and along side the chin, i.e., the mandible body, in “face-to-face” surface engagement over a relatively large area, essentially forming a supportive cup for the chin, with a self-supporting but soft, solid block of molded, supportive material having an oblong shape with a reduced sized central portion (10) for hand grasping, with its angled, flat bottom (31) resting centrally on the central upper chest area of the user, preferably over and across the manubrium sterni area, with an anchoring strap (41) positioned, for example, around and about the back of the user's neck. The support element is at least generally “Y” shaped with a laterally enlarged base (30) when viewed from the front (FIG. 2). The anchoring strap subsystem (40) includes a “break-away” string-like line (42) attached to the strap with terminal ends (42a / 42b) that extend to the front loosely connected to the block and extend through and past a push-button / barrel lock (43).

A breast-supportive and breast-positioning brassiere designed to be used postoperatively by patients including obese patients and fuller-sized women who have undergone cardiothoracic surgery that requires a mid-sternal incision (sternotomy). The brassiere is also for other interventions in the thoracic region, when a comfortable and efficient individual positioning and support of the breast(s) would be desirable; an example being to prevent symmastia after breast augmentation surgery. The brassiere prevents gravitation of the breast tissue to the lateral sides, keeps the breast tissue away from the mid center, and supports the weight of the breasts. The brassiere is designed to promote less pain, less wound complications, esthetically improved wound healing, less heat generation, improved wound inspection and access for wound care, while maintaining support and dignity.

Provided is a training box that is a practice tool for learning heart massaging (sternal compression) through experience; is low-cost, small-sized, light weight, and easy to transport; retains durability under repeated use; and on which AED use procedures can also be drilled. The portable practice tool for heart massaging in cardiopulmonary resuscitation is characterized by being provided with a chest-mockup main unit (1) having a thickness that is thicker than a thickness equivalent to the depth of chest cavity subsidence required during heart massaging (sternal compression), in which a palm-sized opening (3) in the center of the chest-mockup main unit (1) is opened in a vertical direction; a closed-cell synthetic resin foam (6a), which is covered by a bag (6d), contracts and expands in a vertical direction, and has a cavity (7) in the interior, is provided in said opening as a pressing part (6) that is moveable in the vertical direction; and a valve (8), which is for both the entrance and exit of air to the abovementioned cavity (7) and the detection thereof, is disposed on a side of the bag (6d).

The present disclosure relates to methods and devices for stanching the effusion of blood from the exposed ends of the sternal halves of an incised sternum during cardiac and / or thoracic surgical procedures. According to an aspect, there is provided a device for stanching the effusion of blood from an exposed sternal half of a sternum formed during a sternotomy. The device includes an end wall having a size and a dimension to at least partially cover the exposed end of a sternal half. The device may include an upper wall; a lower wall spaced from the upper wall; and an end wall interconnecting the upper and lower walls. The upper wall, the lower wall and end wall bound a space while the upper wall and the lower wall define an opening through which an exposed end of a sternal half is receivable into the space of the device.

One embodiment of a method and apparatus for the correction of pectus excavatum, having two arch shaped braces (22), made of a rigid durable material, and connected by a flexible belt (42 and 34), each half having a means of applying positive pressure (26) to the flared ribs caused by the condition. Positive pressure is to be applied to the ribs while a suction cup or other device simultaneously pulls or pushes the sternum to a natural position. Other embodiments are described and shown.

A breast-supportive and breast-positioning brassiere designed to be used postoperatively by patients including obese patients and fuller-sized women who have undergone cardiothoracic surgery that requires a mid-sternal incision (sternotomy). The brassiere is also for other interventions in the thoracic region, when a comfortable and efficient individual positioning and support of the breast(s) would be desirable; an example being to prevent symmastia after breast augmentation surgery. The brassiere prevents gravitation of the breast tissue to the lateral sides, keeps the breast tissue away from the mid center, and supports the weight of the breasts. The brassiere is designed to promote less pain, less wound complications, esthetically improved wound healing, less heat generation, improved wound inspection and access for wound care, while maintaining support and dignity.

A thoracolumbosacral and a lumbosacral orthosis with sagittal-coronal control are disclosed. The orthoses have two rigid anterior and posterior plastic shells. The anterior shell extends from the pelvis to the sternum. The posterior shell extends from the pelvis and terminates just inferior to the scapular spine. An interior surface of the anterior shell has pressure pads that apply pressure to locations on the patient's anterior torso and the interior surface of the posterior shell has pressure pads that apply pressure to locations on the patient's posterior torso when the anterior shell and the posterior shell are secured to the patient's torso. The pressure pads may be inflatable air bladders.

A support device for providing external support for a patient's chest and breast after the patient has undergone a surgical procedure in the thoracic region. The support device includes a chest band and first and second elongate under-bust / shoulder bands. Each of the under-bust / shoulder bands includes an under-bust portion and a shoulder strap portion. The support device includes first and second connectors attached to the shoulder strap portions of the second and first elongate bands, respectively. A lower portion of a first breast encapsulating unit is attached to the under-bust portion of the first under-bust / shoulder band and an upper portion is attached to the first connector. A lower portion of a second breast encapsulating unit is attached to the under-bust portion of the second under-bust / shoulder band and an upper portion is attached to the second connector.

The invention discloses a cervical spondylosis traction cervical collar capable of realizing personalized adjustment. The cervical collar is technically characterized by consisting of a shoulder frame, a jaw support, a front support frame, an upper shell sleeve, a lower shell sleeve, and a height adjusting device, a bracket angle adjusting device and a jaw support angle adjusting device which arepositioned behind the neck. The shoulder frame is supported by the shoulder of the human body; the jaw support is used for lifting the head; one end of the height adjusting device is connected into the upper shell sleeve, the other end is connected into the lower shell sleeve, and the length is adjustable; the jaw support angle adjusting device is used for adjusting the pitching angle of the jaw support; the bracket angle adjusting device is used for adjusting the pitching angle of the height adjusting device; the lower shell sleeve is fixedly connected to the shoulder frame; and the front support frame is positioned in front of the neck, one end of the front support frame is connected to the lower part of the jaw support, and the other end abuts against the sternum part of the human body.The cervical collar can quantitatively adjust the strength and the angle of the supporting, adjust the size according to individual conditions, improve the comfort degree, and meet the individualizedtreatment requirement of cervical spondylosis traction physiotherapy.

In a sternum closure device for fixing two sternum portions to be connected to one another, comprising an inner contact element for abutment on the inner surface of the sternum, at least one clamping element fixed to this contact element and projecting transversely from it and at least one outer contact element for abutment on the outer side of the sternum which can be clamped against the inner contact element by means of the clamping element guided through the intermediate space between the sternum portions, it is suggested in order to hinder the separation of the sternum as little as possible during any renewed operation that the inner contact element consist of two parts which are separate from one another and each of which is designed to abut on one of the two sternum portions and that connecting means be provided for the releasable connection of the two parts arranged next to one another.

The invention discloses an operation auxiliary device for hepatobiliary surgery, belonging to the field of medical equipment. The operation auxiliary device comprise a device body, wherein a driving bin is arranged in the device body; an opening is formed in one side wall, corresponding to the driving bin, of the device body; a driving mechanism is arranged in the driving bin; two expanding and supporting assemblies are arranged on one side of the driving mechanism; one ends of the two expanding and supporting assemblies are driven by the driving mechanism; and the other ends of the two expanding and supporting assemblies penetrate through the opening, extend out of the device body and act on a sternum incision. According to the invention, a pull rod drives a rack to move forwards; at themoment, the rack is meshed with a first bevel gear when moving; the first bevel gear rotates to drive a second bevel gear to rotate; the second bevel gear drives a lead screw to rotate; two opposite external threads on the outer wall of the lead screw drive two sliding blocks to move towards two sides at the same time; so sternum expansion is achieved. The pull rod is adopted for driving the wholedevice to conduct expansion work; and compared with the conventional mode of expansion adjustment, expansion operation and expansion simulation in a rotating manner, the device of the invention is more convenient and smoother to use.

The invention provides an internal fixation steel plate for a sternoclavicular joint, belongs to the technical field of medical instruments, and aims to solve the problems of enlargement of a sternum bone hole and shifting of a hooked end in the conventional internal fixation steel plate for the sternoclavicular joint. The internal fixation steel plate for the sternoclavicular joint comprises a positioning rod connection end and a clavicle fixing part of which transverse sections are flat; the positioning rod connection end and the clavicle fixing part are not in one plane; the positioning rod connection end is connected with the clavicle fixing part through a transition part; the clavicle fixing part has a stripped structure; the clavicle fixing part is provided with a screw hole; the positioning rod connection end is movably connected with a cylindrical clavicle positioning rod through a connecting piece, so that the clavicle positioning rod can rotate and swing relative to the positioning rod connection end. According to the internal fixation steel plate for the sternoclavicular joint, the clavicle fixing part is connected with the clavicle positioning rod through a movable connection structure, so that enlargement of the bone hole due to cutting of the bone hole in the clavicle by the clavicle positioning rod is avoided, and the success rates of surgeries are increased.

A club-carrying apparatus includes a bag and a frame. The frame includes an annular element, a sternum-like element and at least one rib-like element. The annular element is attached to an upper portion of the bag. The sternum-like element extends from the annular element and includes a bone and a skin covering the bone. The rib-like element intersects the sternum-like element and includes a bone and a skin covering the bone. Each of two partitions includes a lower portion attached to the bag and an upper portion attached to the bone of the sternum-like element. Another partition includes a lower portion attached to the bag and an upper portion attached to the bone of the rib-like element.

The present invention relates to a new non-invasive method for inducing angiogenesis and more particularly coronary angiogenesis wherein an operator applies localized percussion upon the upper torso proximate an ischemic myocardial region, whereby the percussive forces penetrate to cause sheer stresses to the endothelium of the coronaries which lie thereupon, and thereby cause new coronary growth by virtue of endogenous liberation of beneficial angiogenic mediators. A pair of vibratory contacts are advantageously applied to rib-spaces to either side of the sternum (or alternatively to the upper back), where-after percussion is applied at the resonance frequency of the heart / epimyocardium at a displacement amplitude of 0.1 mm-15 mm (preferably greater than 1 mm), such as to maximize an internal oscillatory effect. The system is also adaptable for cerebral and peripheral vasculature applications. Ultrasonic imaging may optionally be utilized to direct percussive therapy.

The present disclosure relates to an implantable split sternum prosthesis to facilitate closure of the chest cavity and relieve pain after sternotomy operations. The split sternum prosthesis which after a surgical procedure is placed along the inline incision made in the sternum bone will also facilitate access to the chest cavity for patients in need of repeated surgical operations inside the chest cavity. The split sternum prosthesis comprises two elongated bone attachment plates, a first bone attachment plate and a second bone attachment plate. The first and he second bone attachment plates each have a bone attachment surface and a coupling surface. The first and second bone attachment plates are adapted be coupled together in a very close fit along their coupling surfaces.

The invention discloses a preparation method of a rat myocardial ischemia reperfusion model. The preparation method comprises the following steps of: S1, preparing surgical instruments required by anexperiment as follows: 10% water, a 1ml injector, iodophor, a cotton swab, an electric clipper, a surgical plate, four rubber bands, scissors, two large ophthalmic bent forceps, a needle holder, hemostatic forceps, a 6-0 needle suture line, a 3-0 suture line, a suture needle, an electronic scale and a respirator; and S2, selecting a rat which is in a relatively good state, is male and has the weight of 220-250 g, weighing the rat, anesthetizing the rat, lying the rat on the back, fixing the rat on the surgical plate by using the rubber bands, shaving the left side of the sternum, wiping the iodophor on the shaved part for disinfection, longitudinally cutting the skin on the left side of the sternum by 4 cm, bluntly separating subcutaneous muscles, and exposing the pleura between the separated third and fourth ribs. Compared with an existing preparation method of a mouse myocardial ischemia reperfusion model, the preparation method of the rat myocardial ischemia reperfusion model has the advantages that the control is simple, the survival time of the rat is long, and the perfusion effect is good.

The invention provides an image processing method, device and equipment and a readable storage medium, and relates to the field of medical image processing, and the method comprises the steps: obtaining an initial image, and carrying out the preprocessing of the initial image, and generating new data; segmenting the initial image by adopting a first preset threshold value and a second preset threshold value to obtain a first segmentation result and a second segmentation result; performing fitting according to the first segmentation result to obtain backbone shell data; positioning a chest layer based on the backbone shell data to obtain chest data; calculating to obtain rib and sternum data according to the second segmentation result and the chest data, and generating rib and sternum mask data; positioning a spine bone area based on the backbone shell data, extracting spine bone data in the spine bone area based on the first segmentation result and the second segmentation result, and generating spine bone mask data; and removing rib and sternum mask data and spinal bone mask data from the initial image to obtain a target image, thereby solving the problem that an efficient and rapid automatic deboning method is lacked in the angiocardiographic image.

The invention relates to the technical field of image processing, particularly provides a two-dimensional bone image acquisition method, system and device, and aims to solve the problem of how to conveniently and reliably convert a three-dimensional skeleton image of any skeleton type (such as ribs, sternum, costal cartilage and shoulder blades) into a clear two-dimensional skeleton image. According to the embodiment of the invention, the method comprises the steps: carrying out the image coordinate conversion of a three-dimensional image in a three-dimensional space, determining the central points of bones in the image according to the coordinate corresponding relation between the images before and after conversion, and extracting the corresponding pixel points of all central points in anoriginal three-dimensional bone image; a skeleton two-dimensional profile image of any skeleton type is obtained by using the pixel points, the operation is simple, complex operation contents are notinvolved, and meanwhile, random errors are not introduced in the steps of coordinate conversion, center point determination, pixel point extraction and the like, so that a two-dimensional image witha clear imaging effect can be obtained.

Posture improvement by conducting a set of stretch protocols with an inelastic strap which lengthen front torso muscles in order to reduce forward head position, and to decrease rounded shoulders. Posture improvement is monitored by periodically taking hip to rib, sternum to shoulder, and shoulder to shoulder measurements. The protocols may be performed at home, or in groups such as company sponsored activity. The strap may include markings to permit a participant to readily determine desired hand positions on the strap for a stretch protocol.

The invention discloses an automatic drag hook device for an open-heart surgery. The automatic drag hook device comprises a breastbone expander and a supporting device arranged on the breastbone expander. A fixed installation strip is arranged at the upper portion of a movable arm and / or a fixed arm of the breastbone expander. The supporting device is clamped on the fixed installation strip. The supporting device comprises a fixed block, a supporting frame and a drag hook slide block, wherein the supporting frame is fixedly installed on the fixed block and provided with a sliding shaft, the drag hook slide block is arranged on the slide shaft, slides on the slide shaft and is provided with an installation hole for installing a hook and a fixed bolt hole, and the drag hook slide block and the slide shaft are connected and fixed through a locking bolt in the fixed bolt hole. After the automatic drag hook device is used, one surgical assistant can be omitted, and work efficiency is improved; influences of the assistant on surgical region exposure can be avoided, and surgical time can be shortened; the assistant can directly view the surgical operation process due to good exposure, and clinical teaching is facilitated.

The invention relates to a feedback device for monitoring cardio-pulmonary resuscitation operation safety. The feedback device comprises a sensor applicable to a cardio-pulmonary resuscitation human body training model, a data processing module and a display unit. Besides pressing frequency and pressing depth data which can be provided by a traditional cardio-pulmonary resuscitation training monitoring device, the training monitoring device of the invention can judge whether a pressing direction is vertical or not and whether the pressure in the vertical direction is too large or not according to the magnitude and the direction of motion acceleration at the sternum, namely, impact exists. Appropriate pressing frequency, depth and springback guarantee the effectiveness of cardio-pulmonary resuscitation. The side effects of cardio-pulmonary resuscitation, such as rib fracture, can be effectively reduced through vertical pressing and impact reduction, and the safety of cardio-pulmonary resuscitation operation is ensured. The monitoring device of the invention can calculate various pressing parameters in real time, the pressing parameters are compared with set threshold values to obtain a judgment result, and the judgment result is fed back to an operator in real time through vision or hearing, so the operator is helped to correct actions.

A vibratory attachment interface enabling transmission of oscillations generated by an oscillation source upon an external human body surface. The interface comprises a first contact node and a second contact node slideably mounted alongside the first contact node, wherein the contact nodes are each sized and shaped to enable seating within a human rib-space, and whereby upon forced engagement of the first contact node within a first rib-space, the second contact node automatically slides and conforms to the contour of a second differing rib-space thereby optimally nestling within the second rib-space. The attachment interface is for use in contoured application to preferably the anatomic left sternal border, third and fourth intercostal space, such as to enable and ensure an optimized vibratory transmission pathway from the chest wall to the base of the heart and coronary arteries thereupon.

The invention provides a sternum prosthesis. The sternum prosthesis comprises a plurality of sternum segments. Among the plurality of sternum segments, at least some of the sternum segments can be selectively assembled so as to form a sternum prosthesis; and the plurality of sternum segments are sequentially arranged along the extension direction of the sternum prosthesis. The sternum prosthesis is formed by assembling multiple sternum segments, and during the assembling process, the number of the sternum segments can be determined according to actual needs of a patient; and each of the sternum segments comprises a sternum block and at least one group of rib plates, wherein each group of the rib plates comprise two rib plates which are respectively arranged on two sides of one corresponding sternum block. During operation of the sternum prosthesis, rib plates of different lengths can be selected according to degree of defect; and thus, the size of the sternum prosthesis can be adjustedaccording to different needs. Therefore, the sternum prosthesis is relatively high in flexibility, and solves the problem of unable adjustment of sizes of sternum prostheses in the prior art.

The invention discloses a sternum combination device which comprises a sternum plate, a sternum handle is arranged on the top of the sternum plate, the sternum handle is connected with a sternum body through a first screw, a first inclined groove is formed in the connecting position of the sternum handle and the sternum body, and a first sternum body is arranged on the upper portion of the sternum body. The first sternum body is connected with the second sternum body through a second screw, a second inclined groove is formed in the connecting position of the first sternum body and the second sternum body, a plurality of through holes are formed in the middle of the sternum handle, the middle of the first sternum body and the middle of the second sternum body, and a plurality of uniform sternum and rib connecting holes are formed in the edge of the outer side of the sternum plate. The sternum prosthesis is made of a titanium alloy material, can stabilize the thoracic form, avoid thoracic deformity and recover the normal physiological form of the thoracic, not only can protect the breathing and heart functions, but also can improve the life quality, is simple and convenient to use, stable and reliable in quality, good in tissue compatibility and high in practicability, is produced in batches according to different specifications, and is suitable for popularization and application. The operation preparation time of a patient is shortened.