Patent ID: 9439698
Filing Date: 2016-09-13
CPC Classification: A61B,Y10T

Claim Text:
1. A counter torque locker and cable clamp for securing a surgical cable within a clamp housing comprising: a cable clamp housing; a lock of a cable fixation device; an elongated clamp base; a control arm extending from said elongated clamp base for alignment of said clamp base with said cable clamp housing; a cannulated worm shaft at least partially housed within said clamp base; said cannulated worm shaft comprising a drive boss formed thereon for engagement with the lock of said cable fixation device; a worm gear on said cannulated worm shaft; a worm rod oriented generally perpendicular to said worm shaft and at least partially housed within said clamp base; a worm helix on said worm rod; wherein said worm helix is meshed with said worm gear.