Patent ID: 11931019
Assignee: THOMPSON SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS, INC.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A  F | IPC A  F

Claim 0:
1. A clamping apparatus comprising:
an upper clamp comprising an upper clamp top side, an upper clamp bottom side, and a first passage having a first surface broken by two legs of the upper clamp that are separated by a first gap, wherein the upper clamp top side comprises a conical aperture;
a lower clamp comprising a lower clamp top side, a lower clamp bottom side, and a second passage having a second surface broken by two legs of the lower clamp that are separated by a second gap;
a washer comprising a top surface and a conical lower surface that mates with the conical aperture in the upper clamp top side;
a shaft comprising a shaft upper portion and a shaft lower portion, wherein the shaft extends through the upper clamp, through the washer, and into the lower clamp via the lower clamp top side;
a cam lever comprising a cam head pivotally attached to the shaft upper portion; and
a lower device secured to the shaft lower portion via a coupling, wherein the coupling permits adjusting a clamping force between by the cam head and the lower device by permitting movement of the lower device along the shaft lower portion; and
wherein the cam head comprises a cam head outer surface that causes the cam head to apply the clamping force between the cam head and the lower device when the cam lever is rotated to a clamping position.