Device Cmf & Thoracic

Sternalock Blu System

Payments companies reported to CMS as associated with Sternalock Blu System. "Associated with" is CMS's wording: it links a payment to a product without saying the money was spent on it.

$210Kassociated payments (2023-2025)
660clinicians with associated payments
1company reporting

By year

2023 $46K
2024 $48K
2025 $117K

Payments reported as associated with Sternalock Blu System, per program year, as reported to CMS.

Who makes it

Specialties most often involved

Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) $82K
Physician Assistant $66K
Surgical $35K
Surgery $5,798
Acute Care (Nurse Practitioner) $3,084
Anesthesiology $2,176

Where the associated payments went, by the receiving clinician's specialty.

Clinicians most associated with Sternalock Blu System

These are the largest totals companies reported as associated with Sternalock Blu System. They are typically speaking or consulting arrangements, which companies must report by law; appearing here is not evidence of anything improper.

ClinicianLocationSpecialtyAssociated payments (2023-2025)
Andrew Gardner Denver, CO Physician Assistant $38,748.27
Matthew Petrides Neptune, NJ Surgical $28,266.41
Keith Allen Kansas City, KS Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) $20,958.43
Michael Sullivan Belleville, IL Physician Assistant $20,119.15
Robert Dubose Portland, OR Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) $9,951.68
Nishant Patel Palm Beach Gardens, FL Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) $9,806.68
Alexander Schutz Houston, TX Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) $2,679.29
Reynier Avon Aventura, FL Acute Care (Nurse Practitioner) $1,139.67
Erik Beyer Lauderdale Lakes, FL Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) $1,069.79
Maurice Mawad Miami Beach, FL Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) $1,067.49

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Source: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019-2025, as reported to CMS by drug and device makers (published June 30, 2026). Drug and device detail covers 2023-2025.