Patent ID: 6605088
Filing Date: 2003-08-12
Classification: A61F

Abstract:
A bone clamp assembly for gripping a single piece of bone, said bone clamp assembly comprising:a first clamp for gripping the single piece of bone, said first clamp comprising a first bone contact surface and a second bone contact surface, wherein at least one of the first clamp's first bone contact surface and second bone contact surface is movable towards and away from the other of the first clamp's first bone contact surface and second bone contact surface along a first axis, whereby said first clamp may apply a first gripping force to the single piece of bone; and a second clamp for gripping the single piece of bone, said second clamp comprising a first bone contact surface and a second bone contact surface, wherein at least one of the second clamp's first bone contact surface and second bone contact surface is movable towards and away from the other of the second clamp's first bone contact surface and second bone contact surface along a second axis, whereby said second clamp may apply a second gripping force to the single piece of bone; with said first clamping force and said second clamping force being applied to the single piece of bone in close proximity to one another so as to effectively act on the same region of the single piece of bone.