What is a pectus bar?

Pectus Excavatum Bar Removal & Discharge Instructions Pectus Excavatum surgery is done to correct the depression of the sternum (breastbone). Once the surgery is done there is a steel support bar in place under the sternum. This bar helps to support the chest while growing occurs and remains in place for three years.

What is the Nuss bar made of?

The Pectus Support Bar and stabilizers are made from Stainless Steel, ASTM F 138. Pectus Excavatum and other sternal deformities. The Pectus Support Bar provides the surgeon with a means of treating Pectus Excavatum, funnel chest, a congenital deformity often accompanied by shortness of breath in children.

How much does the Nuss bar weigh?

The Nuss procedure was performed using one to three Nuss bars. The weight of each pectus bar was 53 g (an 8-inch bar) to 96 g (a 15-inch bar).

Can a Nuss bar move?

The bars can move out of position (1-2 % risk) and may need to be adjusted in the operating room. With recent modifications in the Nuss procedure, the incidence of bar displacement is less than 2 out of 100 patients.

How long do you have to wear the vacuum bell?

How Long Do Kids Need to Wear the Vacuum Bell? At first, the vacuum bell should be worn about 30 minutes, twice a day. Over the following 4–6 weeks, you can slowly increase the amount of time your child wears it, up to about 2 hours twice a day (or as recommended by your health care provider).

What is Biomet Microfixation pectus support bar and stabilizer?

The Biomet Microfixation Pectus Support Bar and stabilizers are surgical implants intended to aid treatment of a Pectus Excavatum deformity. The Pectus Support Bar provides the surgeon with a

Who is Biomet Microfixation?

Founded by Walter Lorenz more than thirty years ago, Biomet Microfixation offers instrumentation, plating systems and related products for a wide range of surgical procedures. Using the Nuss Technique, along with the Pectus Bar, surgery to correct Pectus

How to correct the pectus excavatum?

Correcting the pectus excavatum by elevating the sternum with the introducer greatly facilitates initial bar rotation and improves bar stability. 9 Introducer is advanced through the chest and the opposite incision 7-8 6 Incisions being made at the predetermined marks Advancing the Pectus Bar Introducer to dissect a tunnel for the pectus bar

What is a pectus support bar?

The Pectus Support Bar provides the surgeon with a means of treating Pectus Excavatum, funnel chest, a congenital deformity often accompanied by shortness of breath in children. The device is not intended to replace chest wall structures. While the device is intended to expand the chest wall cavity