Patent ID: 11883612
Assignee: QUEST MEDICAL, INC.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A  B  F | IPC A  B  F

Claim 12:
13. A band comprising:
a substantially flat first face opposite a substantially flat second face;
a first sidewall opposite a second sidewall, the first and second sidewalls coupling the first and second faces to each other;
a distal portion of the first sidewall including first, second, and third protuberances, and a distal portion of the second sidewall including fourth, fifth, and sixth protuberances;
a slot including a first width that is orthogonal to a long axis of the band;
a second width, extending parallel to the first width and from a tip of the first protuberance to the second sidewall, which is greater than the first width by a ratio of the second width to the first width that is not greater than 1.4;
a resilient material that has a hardness not softer than a Shore A 30 hardness and not harder than a Shore A 50 hardness;
wherein (a) the first protuberance includes a leading edge that slopes away from the long axis of the band as the leading edge extends proximally, and (b) the first protuberance includes a trailing edge;
wherein the band is monolithic and formed from a single structure with no fusions, welds, or adhesions between different sub-portions of the band.