A&E Medical™ Single Wire Sternum Sutures
Especially flexible and pliable sternotomy suture wire is more resistant to breakage during tightening and twisting.
- Designed to enhance the approximation of the sternum.
- Conforms more closely to the contours of the sternum than other less flexible wires.
- Meets the ASTM F138 & ISO 5832-1 standards for implant grade surgical fixation sternotomy suture wire.
A&E Medical™ Single Wire Sternum Sutures
A&E Medical™ DoubleWire™ Sternum Sutures
Provides twice the surface area with twice the tensile strength of a single wire or monofilament suture helping to prevent suture “pull-through.”
- Eight times the shear strength of monofilament sternotomy suture.
- Tapered junction to permit easier transternal or peristernal placement.
- Designed to be quickly and easily installed with the use of the DoubleWire™ Twister.
A&E Medical™ DoubleWire™ Sternum Sutures
A&E Medical™ Sternal Cable System
Designed to be an improved alternative over traditional monofilament sternal wire with a stronger, more flexible cable using multiple “figure 8” constructs that work as one unit to provide optimal stabilization to the chest.
- Approximately ten times stronger in fatigue strength than the standard sternal wire.
- The tensioning system permits adjustment of the cable intra-operatively to a known value, allowing for consistency in pressure along the midline.
- Unique multi-strand design uniformly hugs the bone in a “figure 8” construct, while reducing the risk of kinking.
- Diameter 1.1mm SS and 1.3mm Ti
- Low profile crimp reduces tissue irritation.
A&E Medical™ Sternal Cable System