Skull clamp pin assembly
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1. A pin assembly for use in a skull clamp comprising;
- a cylindrical non-metallic housing having a first end and a second end and having an axially extending bore, said bore having an enlarged diameter at said first end, a plurality of spaced apart circumferential ribs surrounding the bore at said first end,a rigid pin having a conical point at a first end attached to a shank which extends to a second end of the pin, a shoulder portion between the conical point and the shank, an undercut in the shank adjacent the shoulder portion, a step in said shank having a diameter larger than the shank adapted to fit into the enlarged diameter of said bore,at least one transverse cavity in the outer surface of said non-metallic housing, a finger extending from the base of said cavity, said finger being positioned set in said cavity and extending at an angle toward said first end of said housing.
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Abstract
A pin assembly for use in a skull clamp having a cylindrical non-metallic housing and a metallic rigid pin with a conical point fitted in the non-metallic housing. The non-metallic housing has fingers extending from a cavity in the surface of the housing and are positioned at an angle towards the pin end of the housing to hold the pin assembly in the skull clamp.
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1. A pin assembly for use in a skull clamp comprising;
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a cylindrical non-metallic housing having a first end and a second end and having an axially extending bore, said bore having an enlarged diameter at said first end, a plurality of spaced apart circumferential ribs surrounding the bore at said first end, a rigid pin having a conical point at a first end attached to a shank which extends to a second end of the pin, a shoulder portion between the conical point and the shank, an undercut in the shank adjacent the shoulder portion, a step in said shank having a diameter larger than the shank adapted to fit into the enlarged diameter of said bore, at least one transverse cavity in the outer surface of said non-metallic housing, a finger extending from the base of said cavity, said finger being positioned set in said cavity and extending at an angle toward said first end of said housing. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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Current AssigneeIntegra Lifesciences Corporation (Integra LifeSciences Holdings Corporation)
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Original AssigneeCodman & Shurtleff Incorporated (Johnson & Johnson)
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InventorsCherry, Joseph A., Lizardi, Jose E., Agbodoe, Victor B., Meloul, Raphael F.
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Primary Examiner(s)Apley, Richard J.
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Assistant Examiner(s)FLANAGAN, BEVERLY MEINDL
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Application NumberUS07/921,866Time in Patent Office244 DaysField of Search5/637, 5/622, 606/56, 606/96, 606/104, 269/53, 269/54, 269/54.1, 602/32, 602/37, 602/74, 602/17, 602/36, 602/39, 602/40, 602/59, 128/75US Class Current606/54CPC Class CodesA61B 90/14 Fixators for body parts, e....
