Patent ID: 8663299
Filing Date: 2014-03-04
Classification: A61B,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A cable fixation device, comprising: a clamp including a lumen extending therethrough, a longitudinal axis of the lumen being parallel to a longitudinal axis of the device; and a clamping ring including a channel extending therethrough, the channel including a first portion and a second portion, the first portion being sized and shaped to slidably accommodate a cable therethrough and the second portion being sized and shaped to engage with a portion of the clamp, the clamp and the clamping ring movable relative to one another between a first configuration and a second configuration, the lumen and the channel substantially co-axial in the first configuration and off-set from one another in the second configuration, crushing the cable passing therebetween, wherein the clamp is rotated relative to the clamping ring about a longitudinal axis thereof to move the clamp into the second configuration and wherein the clamp and the clamping ring engage one another via an insert that is insertable into an opening in the clamping ring and a corresponding opening of the clamp, fixing the clamp and the clamping ring relative to one another and in the second configuration.