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

Claim 0:
1. An external fixation clamp comprising:
a first jaw set including an outer jaw and an inner jaw defining a first passage configured to grip a first fixation element, the inner jaw having a concave feature on a surface opposite the outer jaw;
a second jaw set configured to grip a second fixation element;
a swivel component with a convex surface configured to mate with the concave feature of the surface of the inner jaw of the first jaw set; and
a fastener passing through the first jaw set, the second jaw set, and the swivel component, the fastener including a nut so that tightening of the nut clamps the first jaw set to the first fixation element, the second jaw set to the second 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 component to allow the first jaw set to move about an axis transverse to both an axis of the first fixation element 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.