Patent ID: 9345472
Filing Date: 2016-05-24
CPC Classification: A61B,A61F

Claim Text:
1. A medical device, comprising: a receiving arm configured to be coupled to at least a portion of an implant; a clamping arm having a proximal end portion coupled to the receiving arm and having a track disposed at a distal end portion of the clamping arm; and a sliding component including a needle, the sliding component configured to slidably move the needle along the track of the clamping arm, the clamping arm rotatably coupled to the receiving arm, the clamping arm configured to rotate about an axis towards the receiving arm such that a distance between the track of the clamping arm and the receiving arm is decreased, wherein the needle has a coupling mechanism configured to be coupled to the implant after the sliding component has been moved toward the receiving arm, the track of the clamping arm configured to move such that the distance between the track and the receiving arm is increased after the coupling mechanism of the needle has been coupled to the implant.