This article needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. Find sources:  "Sternal saw" –  news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR (September 2014) ( Learn how and when to remove this message)

A sternal saw is a bone cutter used to perform median sternotomy, opening the patient's chest by splitting the breastbone, or sternum. It is a reciprocating blade saw that resembles a jigsaw in appearance. It was invented and introduced by Dr. Edward P. ("Ted") Diethrich in 1963. ^[1]

See also

• Instruments used in general surgery

References

External links

• "Ross Me, Baby!". Photograph of Sternal Saw in Use from a First Person Account of a Ross Procedure Performed on an Adult Male, with Photographs Showing Pre-op, Surgery, Post-op, and Recovery^{[ dead link]}

This article related to medical equipment is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

• v
• t
• e