Patent ID: 8034109
Filing Date: 2011-10-11
Classification: A61F

Abstract:
1. A medical device comprising: a component guide comprising a slidable elongated material; at least one linkable segment, which slides over the component guide, the component guide passing through each of the at least one linkable segments, each of the at least one linkable segments having a length, a width that is shorter than the length, a distal end, a proximal end located opposite the distal end along the length, and a first hollow bore receiving the component guide, said first hollow bore extending the length of the linkable segment from the proximal end to the distal end, and said at least one linkable segment further including a first slotted opening and a second slotted opening, each of said first and second slotted openings being contiguous with the first hollow bore and with a second hollow bore extending the width of the linkable segment at an angle perpendicular to and offset from the first hollow bore and intersecting the first hollow bore, the first slotted opening extending along the length of the linkable segment on a first side of the first hollow bore from the proximal end to the second hollow bore, and said second slotted opening extending along the length of the linkable segment on a second side of the first hollow bore from the second hollow bore to the distal end, the first and second slotted openings to facilitate rotation of the linkable segment from a first orientation relative to the component guide, wherein the component guide is coaxially aligned with the first hollow bore, to a second orientation relative to the component guide, wherein the component guide is coaxially aligned with the second hollow bore.