Abstract: The present invention provides a system for augmenting the contraction of a contractile organ in a subject. The system comprises at least one implantable organ contraction device comprising an electronic linear actuation device (1) for producing a contraction force; an anchoring assembly (13,14) for operably coupling the electronic linear actuation device to at least one wall of the contractile organ; and a controller (65) configured to modify the output parameters of the electronic linear actuation device so as to activate the electronic linear actuation device in a pattern synergistic to the natural contraction cycle of the contractile organ.

Abstract: A bone clamp (1, 200, 300) for use in fixation of a fractured bone, or prevention of fracture of a bone, the clamp (1, comprising a pair of handles (2a, 2b) joined together at a pivot point (5), the handles (2a, 2b) each having an arcuate jaw (4a 4b), the arcuate jaws (4a, 4b) comprising a first end (7a, 7b) having an opening at a proximal end (12a, 12b) of the jaw (4a, 4b) in communication with a second end (8a, 8b) having an opening at a distal end (14a, 14b) of the jaw (4a, 4b), the first end (7a, 7b) and second end (8a, 8b) in communication via a channel (6a, 6b), in which the channel (6a, 6b) is configured to accommodate a cable, a wire, a suture, a band or other suitable flexible material, and wherein the channel (6a, 6b) is an open channel.