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

Claim 10:
11. A clamping apparatus comprising:
a shaft comprising a shaft first portion and a shaft second portion;
a first clamp carried by the shaft, the first clamp comprising a first passage having a first surface broken by two legs of the first clamp that are separated by a first gap and a conical aperture in a second surface;
a second clamp carried by the shaft, the second clamp comprising a second passage having a second surface broken by two legs of the second clamp that are separated by a second gap;
a cam lever pivotally attached to the shaft first portion;
a washer between the cam lever and the first clamp, wherein the washer comprises a first surface and a conical second surface opposite the first surface, and wherein the conical second surface mates with the conical aperture in the first clamp; and
an adjustment device secured to the shaft second portion via a coupling, wherein the coupling permits adjusting a clamping force between by the cam lever and the adjustment device by permitting movement of the adjustment device along the shaft second portion; and
wherein the cam lever applies the clamping force to the first clamp and the second clamp via the washer when the cam lever is rotated to a clamping position.