Patent ID: 7566335
Filing Date: 2009-07-28
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. A medical device for holding a patella comprising: a clamping assembly configured to hold the patella, the clamping assembly including an anterior member and a posterior member, the posterior member having first and second jaws movable relative to one another, the top surface of each of the first and second jaws defining and being contained in a jaw plane; an actuating assembly connected to said clamping assembly each of the first and second jaws separately movable by the actuating assembly, the actuating assembly including a plunger member, the plunger member operable for moving the anterior member relative to the posterior member, the plunger member having a longitudinal axis the longitudinal axis of the plunger member being orthogonally oriented to the jaw plane wherein the plunger member moves the anterior member between an open position and a closed position, the anterior member in the closed position being closer to the pair of jaws relative to the open position.