An improved method of reducing and stabilizing the sternum after a sternotomy includes fixing a staple at the anterior surface of the sternum adjacent to each outlet for trans-sternal wire sutures. The staples are applied to the sternal halves to reinforce the bone adjacent to the suture outlets so as...http://www.google.se/patents/US6030410?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US6030410 - Sternal closure technique and kit for performing same
