Patent ID: 7361178

Claim:
A cranial flap clamp for fixing a bone flap to a skull comprising: a first clamping member having inner and outer surfaces, at least a portion of the inner surface positionable against inferior surfaces of the bone flap and skull; a substantially smooth extension member extending from the first clamping member and configured and dimensioned to fit between the bone flap and the skull; and a second clamping member having inner and outer surfaces and an opening through the inner and outer surfaces for slidably receiving the extension member, with at least a portion of the inner surface positionable against superior surfaces of the bone flap and skull, the opening having a recessed area forming a cutting surface; wherein: the first and second clamping members have a first position of the second clamping member distal to the first clamping member and a second position of the second clamping member proximal to the first clamping member that urges the inner surface of the first clamping member against the inferior surfaces of the bone flap and skull and urges the inner surface of the second clamping member against the superior surfaces of the bone flap and skull; the inner surfaces of the first and second clamping members are concave in the first position and flatten out in the second position; the second clamping member has a disk shape with a plurality of cutouts extending radially inward from an outer circumference of the second clamping member; and the extension member comprises an integrally formed stop on the extension member adjacent the outer surface of the second clamping member after the first and second clamping members are in the second position to secure the inner surface of the first clamping member against the inferior surfaces of the bone flap and skull and the inner surface of the second clamping member against the superior surfaces of the bone flap and skull, the stop sized and configured to fit substantially within the recessed area.