Patent ID: 9247980
Filing Date: 2016-02-02
CPC Classification: A61B

Claim Text:
1. A device for holding a surgical tool comprising: a first member extending along a longitudinal axis between a first end and a second end, the first end including a first portion connected to a second portion by a hinge, an inner surface of the first portion and an inner surface of the second portion defining a cavity; a pivoting member movably disposed in the cavity including a first inner surface, the first inner surface defining a first passageway, the pivoting member further including a first end comprising a ball and a second end comprising a collet; a cap having an inner surface configured to engage an outer surface of the collet; and a second member disposed within the first passageway, the second member including a second inner surface, the second inner surface defining a second passageway, the second passageway being configured to include therein one of an inflatable bone tamp, a bone void filler, and a tool adapted to deliver a bone void filler; wherein the pivoting member is movable between a first orientation such that the second portion is spaced apart from the pivoting member and the pivoting member is rotatable to a selected trajectory relative to the longitudinal axis and a second orientation such that the second portion engages the pivoting member to fix the second member in the selected trajectory.