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

Claim 17:
18. The assembly of claim 1, further comprising:
a second opening to the cavity formed at the proximal end of the housing;
a second inner race disposed in the cavity of the housing and translatable in the cavity along the central axis, the second inner race comprising a second inner surface defining a second central passage concentrically aligned with the central passage and configured to receive the portion of an alignment guide after passing through the central passage of the inner race;
a second outer race disposed in the cavity and fixed along the central axis, the second outer race comprising a second inner surface surrounding a second outer surface of the second inner race, at least a portion of the second inner surface defining a second tapered region having decreasing diameter towards the second opening to the cavity, the decreasing diameter being with respect to the central axis;
a second plurality of clamping elements carried by the second inner race such that (i) movement of the second inner race proximally toward the second opening of the cavity engages the plurality of clamping elements against the second inner surface of the second outer race, the second inner surface urging the second plurality of clamping elements into the second central passage of the second inner race and towards the central axis, and (ii) movement of the second inner race distally away from the second opening of the cavity translates the second plurality of clamping elements along the second tapered region such that the increasing diameter allows the second plurality of clamping elements to move out of the second central passage and away from the central axis.