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Clamp having bendable shaft

  • US 6,544,274 B2
  • Filed: 05/02/2001
  • Issued: 04/08/2003
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/02/2001
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A clamp, comprising:

  • a handle assembly;

    a gripping assembly having a pair of jaws that can be opened and closed to grip an element; and

    a shaft assembly having;

    a flexible shaft having a proximal end that is coupled to the handle assembly and a distal end that is coupled to the gripping assembly, the flexible shaft defining a bore;

    a cable which extends through the bore of the flexible shaft, the cable having a proximal end that is operatively coupled to the handle assembly and a distal end that is operatively coupled to the gripping assembly; and

    a plurality of rigid telescoping tubes that can be oriented in a first position where the telescoping tubes are nested within each other, and in a second position where the telescoping tubes are fully deployed to completely cover the flexible shaft.

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