Patent ID: 7727237

Claim:
A bone clamp for securing a surgical instrument to a bone, comprising: a body on which the instrument can be mounted; first and second contacting arms, each of which has a first end pivotally connected to the body, the first ends each having a plurality of teeth, and a second end for gripping the bone, wherein the first and second contacting arms are connected to the body at or towards opposite ends thereof and are configured such that, when the body is positioned adjacent to the bone, the arms can grip the bone on opposite surfaces thereof; and an actuator movable between an engaged position and a disengaged position, wherein when the actuator is in the disengaged position, the first and second contacting arms are configured to pivot independently with respect to each other, and when the actuator is in the engaged position, the actuator engages the plurality of teeth of the first and second contacting arms such that the pivoting movement of one contact arm is accompanied by approximately equal pivoting movement of the other contact arm in the opposite direction.