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Office of News and Information Johns Hopkins University 901 South Bond Street, Suite 540 Baltimore, Maryland 21231 Phone: 443-287-9960 | Fax: 443-287-9920 |
June 6, 2006 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Phil Sneiderman 443-287-9960 prs@jhu.edu |
Chest Closure after Heart Surgery
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| Photo C: Here are four views of the tool devised by Johns Hopkins biomedical engineering students as part of a new system to close the chest after heart surgery. The long extension piece is used to guide a polymer cable tie between and under the ribs so that a surgeon can use it to pull together pieces of the severed sternum. |
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| Photo D: After the cable tie is looped through the ribs, one end is reinserted in the tool. When the handles are squeezed, it operates like a ratchet to pull pieces of the breastbone firmly together so they can heal. |
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| Photo E: The student inventors say their cable ties should reduce the risk of injuries that are sometimes caused by the steel wires currently used to close the chest after heart surgery. They recommend the use of a biocompatible polymer material that dissolves harmlessly in the body. |
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Photo F: Chris Weier Photo by Will Kirk |
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Photo G: Neha Malhotra Photo by Will Kirk |
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