Patent ID: 11903616
Assignee: AUSTIN MILLER TRAUMA LLC.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 15:
16. The external fixation clamp of claim 15, wherein the first jaw set further comprises a sliding spacer slidably associated with the inner jaw and the outer jaw to slide in a direction transverse to the axis of the fastener, the sliding spacer being structurally associated with the inner jaw and the outer jaw so that when the first size fixation element is introduced into the first passage, the sliding spacer moves to a first position where the sliding spacer and at least one of the inner and the outer jaws are in contact at a first location away from the fastener, and alternately when the second size fixation element is introduced into the second passage, the sliding spacer moves to a second position where the sliding spacer and at least one of the inner and the outer jaws are in contact at a second location away from the fastener.