Patent ID: 8998902
Filing Date: 2015-04-07
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. A fixation member clamp assembly for coupling a bone fixation member, comprising: a fixation member clamp including a jaw portion and an extension oriented to define a longitudinal axis of the fixation member clamp, the jaw portion having first and second opposing jaws, each extending parallel to the longitudinal axis from a proximal end of the extension in a first direction to a free distal end, the jaws oriented to not intersect the longitudinal axis, the jaws forming an opening therebetween configured to receive a bone fixation member, the extension extending from the jaw portion along the longitudinal axis in a second direction opposite from the first direction of the first and second opposing jaws; a bone pin locking assembly; and a coupling formed as a unitary member having a first aperture-configured to receive the extension and provide a first degree of relative rotational freedom and a second aperture-configured and arranged to align with a corresponding opening in the bone pin locking assembly so that insertion of a locking element through the second aperture and into the opening causes the coupling to engage the bone pin locking assembly so as to provide at least a second degree of relative rotational freedom.