STERNOTOME Russian patent published in 2019 - IPC A61B17/32 

FIELD: medicine.

SUBSTANCE: invention relates to orthopedics and traumatology and can be used to treat keeled chest deformity. Sternotome contains a blade and grip. Blade is vertically mounted in a through longitudinal groove, made along the axis of symmetry of the base of a rectangular shape. Longitudinal handle forms an obtuse angle with the horizontal surface of the base. Outer surface of the handle in the area of the joint with the base is equipped with a protrusion located along the axis of the base. Rectangular blade has a cutting edge with double-sided sharpening. Front part of the blade is made in the form of a concave tooth with double-sided grinding, which passes over to the end surface. Transverse teeth are made on the back end of the blade. On the inner side surface of the groove in contact with the blade, made the teeth of the response form. Groove in the base is longer than the length of the blade installed in it. At the front end of the base, in a through-threaded hole, a hexagon screw is fixed, and the bottom surface of the base is made in a semicircular shape.

EFFECT: technical result of the invention is to reduce the morbidity of surgical intervention and prevent damage to the retrosternal organs during surgery.

1 cl, 2 dwg