Patent ID: 8206377
Filing Date: 2012-06-26
Classification: A61B,F16D

Abstract:
1. An apparatus comprising: (a) a first member defining a bore; (b) a second member defining a bore, the first member and the second member being adjacent to one another, the bore of the first member being in concentric alignment with the bore of the second member; (c) a torque wire disposed in the bore of the first member and in the bore of the second member; and (d) a third member defining a bore, the second member and at least a portion of the first member being disposed in the bore of the third member, the third member being attached to the first member at a first attachment point of the third member, the third member being attached to the torque wire at a second attachment point of the third member, the second member disposed between the first attachment point and the second attachment point, the third member comprising at least one cutout between the first attachment point and the second attachment point; whereby rotational force imparted on the first member is transferred to the torque wire, and whereby the third member breaks and decouples the first member from the torque wire when the rotational force on the torque wire exceeds a predetermined amount.