Patent ID: 9545266
Date: 2017-01-17
CPC Classifications: A61B,F16B,F16M,Y10T

Claim:
1. A clamp for external fixation having a longitudinal axis comprising: a longitudinal bore passing through the clamp; a first clamp assembly comprising a first vise plate including a first contacting surface having two first recesses and a second vise plate including a second contacting surface having two second recesses, the first recesses being positioned and shaped so that, when the first and second vise plates are in a clamping position, first and second bone fixation element receiving cavities are formed on opposite sides of the longitudinal bore, each of the second recesses being adjacent to a corresponding one of the first recesses, the first bone fixation element receiving cavity sized to receive a first bone fixation element of a first size, the second bone fixation element receiving cavity sized to receive a second bone fixation element of a second size; a second clamp assembly comprising third and fourth receiving portions, each of the third and fourth receiving portions being sized and configured to receive third and fourth bone fixation elements therein, respectively; and a shaft positioned through the longitudinal bore such that the first and second clamp assemblies are movable along the shaft between a separated configuration and a connected configuration, the first and second clamp assembles being independently rotatable about a longitudinal axis of the shaft in the separated configuration to select different clamping configurations, the first and second clamp assemblies being locked in a desired angular orientation with respect to each other in the connecting configuration.