US Patent Issued to Mavrek Medical on Jan. 13 for "Sternal closure device with dual locking mechanism" (Oklahoma Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 13 -- United States Patent no. 12,521,154, issued on Jan. 13, was assigned to Mavrek Medical LLC (Tulsa, Okla.).

"Sternal closure device with dual locking mechanism" was invented by Archibald S. Miller III (Tulsa, Okla.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A sternal closure device includes an insertion member, a receiver member and a joint locking mechanism. The joint locking mechanism includes a dual pawl assembly and a dual ratchet assembly. The dual pawl assembly includes a pair of pawl arms that include heads with outward facing teeth. The dual ratchet assembly includes a pair of ratchet arms with inward facing teeth that are configured for an intermeshed engagement with t...