Patent ID: 11966941
Assignee: nan
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A  G | IPC A  G

Claim 1:
2. I claim the improvement in said articulation device in accordance with claim 1 wherein said first leg member comprises:
two elongate, rigid planar beams that form opposite sides of said first leg member;
proximal ends of said planar beams are interconnected by a substantially rigid first connector member that extends between respective proximal ends of said planar beams and forms said first end of said first leg member;
distal ends of said planar beams are interconnected by a substantially rigid second connector and forms said second end of said first leg member; and
further wherein said means for removably and pivotally attaching said second ends of said first and second leg members comprises:
a hollow cylindrical receiving member formed longitudinally along said second end of said second leg member wherein said hollow cylindrical receiving member has a longitudinal slot extending along its length;
said second connector of said first leg member has the form of an elongate solid cylinder; whereby
said second connector of said first leg member can be received into as well as removed from said hollow cylindrical receiving member of said second leg member through said longitudinal slot in said hollow cylindrical receiving member.