Patent ID: 11859649
Assignee: MEDOS INTERNATIONAL SARL
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A  F  Y | IPC A  F

Claim 23:
24. An assembly, comprising:
a housing having a cavity with an opening disposed at a distal end of the housing;
a first race disposed within the cavity and configured to translate relative to the housing along a longitudinal axis of the cavity extending from a proximal end thereof to the opening and remain locked against rotation relative to the housing about the longitudinal axis;
a plurality of bearing elements disposed within bores formed in the first race and configured to move radially relative to the longitudinal axis of the housing;
a second race disposed in the cavity of the housing and configured to remain fixed relative to the housing;
wherein the first race is biased distally toward the opening of the cavity;
wherein the second race surrounds the first race and includes an inner surface having a tapered diameter that decreases in a distal direction towards the opening;
wherein the inner surface of the second race is configured to contact the plurality of bearing elements as the first race moves distally relative to the second race such that inner surface of the second race urges the plurality of bearing elements radially inward.