Patent ID: 8808291

Claim:
A clamp system for a fixator, comprising: a hinge including a first hinge element having first and second sections, the second section extending from a surface of the first section and defining a first hole, a second hinge element having third and fourth sections, the fourth section extending from a surface of the third section and defining a second hole, and a hinge bolt configured to be received in the first and second holes for hingedly connecting the first and second hinge elements; a first clamp including a first top defining a third hole, a first bottom defining a fourth hole, and a first clamp bolt configured to be received through the third and fourth holes for clamping the first top and first bottom to the first element of the hinge, the first top and first bottom together defining a first passage when clamped together by the first clamp bolt; and a second clamp including a second top defining a fifth hole, a second bottom defining a sixth hole, and a second clamp bolt configured to be received through the fifth and sixth holes and be connected directly to the third section of the second hinge element for coupling the second top and second bottom to the second hinge element of the hinge, the second top and second bottom together defining a second passage and a third passage when clamped together by the second clamp bolt, the second and third passages extending in a perpendicular direction with respect to a longitudinal direction of the second clamp bolt that is disposed between the second and third passages.