ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,605,193, issued on April 21.
"Minimally invasive sternal fracture repair" was invented by Adam J. Hansen (Bridgeport, W.va.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Embodiments of an adjustable rib plate apparatus for repairing a fractured sternum are disclosed. The apparatus has a bridge plate, a first sternal plate, and a second sternal plate. The first and second sternal plates each have screw holes. The first and second sternal plates are attached to the first and second sternal parts via screws installed in the screw holes. The bridge plate also has elongated unthreaded screw holes and is installed with screws over respective parts of the st...