SURGICAL TOOL FOR PECTUS BAR EXTRACTION

SURGICAL TOOL FOR PECTUS BAR EXTRACTION

A system for correcting pectus excavatum includes a pectus bar having an elongated main body portion with posterior and anterior sides and opposing ends, and a lateral cross section. A pectus bar extraction tool has a handle, the handle having a head at an end of the handle. The head has an elongate...

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Hauptverfasser: OBERMEYER ROBERT, RECHOWICZ KRZYSZTOF, BAWAB SEBASTIAN, MCKENZIE FREDERIC D
Format: Patent
Sprache:eng
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DIAGNOSIS
HUMAN NECESSITIES
HYGIENE
IDENTIFICATION
MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE
SURGERY
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Zusammenfassung:A system for correcting pectus excavatum includes a pectus bar having an elongated main body portion with posterior and anterior sides and opposing ends, and a lateral cross section. A pectus bar extraction tool has a handle, the handle having a head at an end of the handle. The head has an elongated slot for receiving the pectus bar. The slot is dimensioned to receive the lateral cross section of pectus bar such that the pectus bar can be positioned in the slot and the handle manipulated to impart a force on the pectus bar. A pectus bar extraction tool and a method for removing a pectus bar are also disclosed.