Patent ID: 11883612
Assignee: QUEST MEDICAL, INC.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A  B  F | IPC A  B  F

Claim 0:
1. A band comprising:
an overall length defined along a long axis of the band;
a proximal third, a distal third, and a middle third between the proximal and distal thirds;
a substantially flat first face opposite a substantially flat second face;
a first sidewall opposite a second sidewall, the first sidewall coupling the first and second faces to each other and the second sidewall also coupling the first and second faces to each other;
a distal portion of the first sidewall, the distal portion of the first sidewall including first, second, and third protuberances, and a distal portion of the second sidewall, the distal portion of the second sidewall including fourth, fifth, and sixth protuberances;
a proximal portion of the first sidewall, the proximal portion of the first sidewall including no protuberances, and a proximal portion of the second sidewall, the proximal portion of the second sidewall including no protuberances;
a tip of the first protuberance that extends a first distance, orthogonal to the long axis, from the long axis; wherein the proximal portion of the first sidewall extends a second distance, orthogonal the long axis, from the long axis and the first distance is greater than the second distance;
a slot included in the proximal third of the band and including a first width that is orthogonal to the long axis;
a second width extending orthogonal to the long axis and from the tip of the first protuberance to a tip of the fourth protuberance, wherein the second width is wider than the first width;
a third width colinear with the first width and extending from the first sidewall to the second sidewall, wherein the third width is wider than the second width;
a resilient material;
wherein (a) the first protuberance includes a leading edge that slopes away from the long axis as the leading edge extends proximally, (b) the first protuberance includes a trailing edge; (c) the leading edge is longer than the trailing edge; (d) the leading edge has a first angle of incidence with the first sidewall, the trailing edge has a second angle of incidence with the first sidewall, and the first angle of incidence is less than the second angle of incidence;
wherein the slot has a length taken along the long axis, the length of the slot being less than the first width;
wherein the band is monolithic and formed from a single structure with no fusions, welds, or adhesions between different sub-portions of the band.