Patent ID: 9675333
Date: 2017-06-13
CPC Classifications: A61B

Claim:
1. A surgical instrument, comprising: a first member extending along a first longitudinal axis between opposite first and second ends, the first end including a flange extending transverse to the first longitudinal axis; a second member extending along a second longitudinal axis between opposite first and second ends, the first end of the second member comprising a lip that engages the flange, the lip extending transverse to the second longitudinal axis; and a third member comprising an end surface configured to engage the lip, wherein the third member is movable relative to the first and second members between a first configuration in which the end surface is spaced apart from the lip and the second longitudinal axis extends parallel to the first longitudinal axis and a second configuration in which the end surface engages the lip and the second longitudinal axis extends at an acute angle relative to the first longitudinal axis, wherein an inner surface of the third member comprises an internal thread form and an outer surface of the first member comprises an external thread form that engages the internal thread form to move the third member between the first and second configurations; and wherein the end surface is positioned between the internal thread form and an upper surface of the third member.