Patent ID: 8728087

Claim:
A patella clamping device comprising: first and second opposed arcuate patella clamping arms each having a free end, a concave surface facing the opposed clamping arm, and first and second surfaces; a plurality of toothed jaw members for engaging the patella on each of the first and second arcuate patella clamping arms, each of the plurality of jaw members pivotally mounted on a pin extending between the first and second surfaces of a respective one of the first and second clamping arms, the teeth on each of the plurality of jaw members extending inwardly towards the concave surface of the opposed clamping arm, each of the plurality of jaw members having an upper surface and a lower surface, each of the upper and lower surfaces having a generally triangularly shaped recessed surface thereon, an apex area of each of the recessed surfaces on each of the plurality of jaw members surrounding the respective pin, each of the first and second surfaces on each of the first and second clamping arms having a plurality of generally triangularly shaped bosses, wherein opposite side surfaces of each recessed surface that face each other interact with a respective one of the plurality of bosses to act as stops; and a means for moving the opposed first and second clamping arms toward one another, the plurality of jaw members located intermediate the free end of the respective clamping arm and the means for moving the opposed first and second clamping arms toward one another, and wherein each of the first and second clamping arms includes spaced parallel third and fourth surfaces defining a slot for guiding a saw blade, the slot located between both the first and second surfaces and an outer surface of each respective clamping arm.