Patent ID: 8926660
Filing Date: 2015-01-06
Classification: A61B,A61M,Y10T

Abstract:
1. An anchoring system comprising: a body with a tapered side profile, the body including a first inner arm, a first outer arm, a second inner arm, and a second outer arm; a crossbar detachably disposed between opposing surfaces of the first inner arm and the second inner arm and coupled to sliding grooves disposed along the opposing surfaces; and a screw, wherein the body and the crossbar have a channel to receive the screw so that as the screw mates with the crossbar, the crossbar moves along a guide to move the first inner arm toward the first outer arm and the second inner arm toward the second outer arm and prongs disposed between the first inner arm and the first outer arm grasp an outer surface of a first medical object to secure the first medical object without the crossbar contacting the first medical object.