Patent ID: 6017306
Filing Date: 2000-01-25
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
A clamp assembly for use with an orthopaedic retractor frame assembly including a retractor frame and a retractor instrument, said clamp assembly comprising:a first body including a frame receiving opening for receiving and attachment with the retractor frame, said frame receiving opening defining an axis about which said first body is rotatable when said retractor frame is disposed within said frame receiving opening; anda second body including a retractor receiving opening for receiving the retractor instrument therein, said second body being pivotally connected to said first body about an axis which is transverse to said axis of said frame receiving opening, wherein each of said first body and said second body include a bolt receiving opening, and further comprising a bolt extending through each of said bolt receiving openings in said first body and said second body, said bolt receiving opening of said second body defining said transverse axis of said second body, and wherein said bolt includes an enlarged head and a threaded end, and further comprising a thumb nut engaged with said threaded end, and wherein the bolt receiving opening of the first body includes a noncircular portion for receiving a mating noncircular portion of the bolt to prevent relative movement between the first body and the bolt.