Clinical trials: Sternal Fracture
Sternum Wound Infection, Nonunion of Fracture of Sternum
Sternal Closure With STERNUMFIX in Patients With High Risk
The primary objective is to establish if the SternumFix System improves sternal closure. The study should test the hypothesis that in a high risk patient population with increased risk for the development of sternal wound…
- Trial name
- STEPHIX (NCT01408745)
- Testing
- Sternumfix, steel wire
- Where
- 4 sites in Germany, Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 166 people
- Sponsor
- Aesculap AG
Sternal Fracture
Sternal Closure With SternaLock 360: First in Man Study
The SternaLock 360 Sternal Closure Device combines the techniques of rigid fixation with a cerclage material into a single sternal closure system.
- Trial name
- SL360 (NCT02686099)
- Testing
- SternaLock 360, Wire Cerclage
- Where
- South Africa
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- Zimmer Biomet