Patent ID: 9480822
Filing Date: 2016-11-01
CPC Classification: A61B,A61F,A61M

Claim Text:
1. A slidable locking device, comprising: a housing having a passageway therethrough; an actuator coupled to the housing and movable between a locked position and an unlocked position, the actuator having at least two arms extending therefrom; and at least two engaging members disposed within the housing and operatively coupled to the actuator, each engaging member having a slot configured to receive a respective arm of the actuator, and wherein the engaging members are biased towards the housing passageway, and the engaging members are disposed toward the housing passageway when the actuator is in the locked position, and the engaging members are disposed away from the housing passageway when the actuator is in the unlocked position, the device further comprising a connector coupled between the housing and the actuator, wherein the connector defines a pivot axis and the actuator is configured to move about the pivot axis between the locked position and the unlocked position.