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

Claim 30:
31. The assembly of claim 24, further comprising:
a second opening to the cavity formed at the proximal end of the housing;
a third race disposed in the cavity of the housing and configured to translate relative to the housing along the longitudinal axis of the cavity and remain locked against rotation relative to the housing about the longitudinal axis;
a second plurality of bearing elements disposed within bores formed in the third race and configured to move radially relative to the longitudinal axis of the housing;
a fourth race disposed in the cavity of the housing and configured to remain fixed relative to the housing;
wherein the third race is biased proximally toward the second opening of the cavity;
wherein the fourth race surrounds the third race and includes an inner surface having a tapered diameter that decreases in a proximal direction towards the second opening;
wherein the inner surface of the fourth race is configured to contact the second plurality of bearing elements as the third race moves proximally relative to the fourth race such that the inner surface of the fourth race urges the second plurality of bearing elements radially inward.