INTERNATIONAL PATENT: ETHICON, INC. FILES APPLICATION FOR "PRESSURE DISTRIBUTION IMPLANTS FOR APPROXIMATING OPPOSING BONE EDGES OF STERNUMS DURING STERNAL CLOSURE PROCEDURES"

GENEVA, Jan. 5 -- ETHICON, INC. (1000 US Highway 202Raritan, New Jersey 08869) filed a patent application (PCT/IB2025/053648) for "PRESSURE DISTRIBUTION IMPLANTS FOR APPROXIMATING OPPOSING BONE EDGES OF STERNUMS DURING STERNAL CLOSURE PROCEDURES" on Apr 07, 2025. With publication no. WO/2026/003597, the details related to the patent application was published on Jan 02, 2026.

Notably, the patent application was submitted under the International Patent Classification (IPC) system, which is managed by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO).

Inventor(s): INAMOTO, Barry (1248 Yellowood DriveSeneca, South Carolina 29672)

Abstract: A pressure distribution implant for use in sternal closure includes an elongated body having first an...