Patent ID: 8728078
Filing Date: 2014-05-20
Classification: A61B,F16B

Abstract:
1. A clamp assembly for an external fixation system, comprising: a first jaw comprising a clamping portion and a rear portion opposite the clamping portion; a second jaw comprising a clamping portion and a rear portion opposite the clamping portion, the clamping portions of the first and second jaws together forming a passage for receiving a first fixation element of the external fixation system; a first link pivotally connected to the rear portion of the first jaw; and a second link pivotally connected to the rear portion of the second jaw and to the first link, the first link comprising a first portion pivotally connected to the rear portion of the first jaw and a second portion pivotally connected to the second link, and the first and second links being pivotable between a first position and a second position, wherein: