Patent ID: 7686267
Filing Date: 2010-03-30
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. A clamp assembly for supporting accessories from an operating table accessory rail comprising: a base clamp member having an upper surface and a lower surface, the upper surface having an engagement channel to engage on one side of an operating table rail; a top clamp member having an upper surface and a lower surface, the lower surface having a second engagement to engage on other side of the operating table rail; at least one actuator pin having a lower end, a groove formed in the at least one actuator pin adjacent the lower end thereof and a threaded upper end, the threaded upper end extending through the top clamp member and the lower end of said at least one actuator pin extending into the interior of the base clamp member; and operatively engaged with an activating shaft an operating lever having a handle connected to the activating shaft with a distal end and a locking pin extending from and positioned eccentrically relative to the distal end, the distal end extending within the base clamp member such that the locking pin is operatively engaged with the groove in said at least one actuator pin such that rotation of the activating shaft causes movement of the top clamp member relative to the bottom clamp member; and a retention means received on the threaded end of said at least one actuator pin, the retention means adjustable in a manner that controls the clamping force between the top clamp member and the base clamp member.