Patent ID: 7993349

Claim:
A securing instrument for a cranial flap clamp comprising: first and second handles pivotally associated with each other; a gripping arm, and a tensioning arm, the gripping arm operatively associated with the first handle and the tensioning arm operatively associated with the second handle; the gripping and tensioning arms being movable in response to movement of the first and second handles; the gripping and tensioning arms each further having proximal and distal portions, the distal portions each having a recess extending therethrough configured to receive an extension member of the cranial flap clamp; a clamping assembly operatively associated with the recess and having an inactive configuration in which the clamping assembly allows the extension member to slide in the recess, and an active configuration in which the assembly fixes the extension member in the recess; and a crimping element operatively associated with at least one of the gripping and tensioning arms, the crimping element configured to crimp the extension member, the crimping element further having first and second crimping members; wherein squeezing the first and second handles together configures the clamping assembly to the active configuration.