Patent ID: 8702706

Claim:
A pelvic clamp, comprising: a substantially straight rail-like guide; first and second arms displaceable relative to one another along the guide, each of the first and second arms including a first end and a second end, the first ends including respective guide tubes configured to couple each of the respective first and second arms to the guide, a length of each of the guide tubes being 20-50% of a length of a respective one of the first and second arms; first and second substantially tubular carriers disposed at the second ends of each of the first and second arms, each of the first and second carriers adapted to receive a bone contacting tip; a first locking device including a first locking part disposed on the guide and a second locking part disposed on an inner surface of the first end of the first arm so that when the first arm is in a desired position, the first locking part couples to the second locking part to lock the first arm with respect to the guide; and a first actuator coupled to the first locking device for releasing the first locking device to free the first arm to move relative to the guide.