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

Claim 13:
14. An external fixation clamp comprising:
a first jaw set including an outer jaw and an inner jaw, each of the outer and inner jaws including a first end and a second end, the first end of the inner jaw and the first end of the outer jaw being disposed to cooperatively form a first passage configured to grip a first fixation element, the second end of the inner jaw and the second end of the outer jaw are disposed to cooperatively form a second passage configured to grip a second fixation element having a second size;
a second jaw set configured to grip a third fixation element;
a swivel component with a convex surface configured to mate to the concave surface of the inner jaw of the first jaw set; and
a fastener configured to pass through the first jaw set, the second jaw set, and the swivel component, the fastener configured to clamp the first jaw set to one of the first and second fixation elements, the second jaw set to the third fixation element, and the swivel component relative to the first and second jaw sets, the fastener having a fastener axis;
wherein:
the inner jaw of the first jaw set is configured to mate with the swivel to allow the first jaw set to move about an axis transverse to both an axis of one of the first and second fixation elements and the axis of the fastener; and
the swivel component is configured to enable the first and the second jaw sets to tilt relative to the axis of the fastener.