Clamping assembly for external fixation system
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1. A clamping assembly for an external fixation system, comprising:
- a C-shaped clamp body defining an opening for receiving a bone fixation member and including opposite first and second ends;
a pivotably rotatable locking arm including first and second ends, wherein the first end of the locking arm is rotatably coupled with the clamp body at or near the first end of the clamp body, the locking arm being configured such that the second end of the locking arm is capable of fitting into a recess in the second end of the clamp body in order to provisionally hold the bone fixation member inside the opening of the clamp body; and
a cam arm including first and second ends, wherein the first end of the cam arm is rotatably coupled to the locking arm at the second end of the locking arm, the cam arm being pivotably rotatable towards the clamp body to definitively hold the bone fixation member inside the opening of the clamp body.
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Abstract
A clamping assembly for an external fixation system, comprising a clamp body having an opening for receiving a bone fixation member; a pivotably rotatable locking arm associated with the clamp body, the locking arm being configured to provisionally hold the bone fixation member inside the opening of the clamp body; and a cam arm coupled to the locking arm, the cam arm being pivotably rotatable towards the clamp body to definitively hold the bone fixation member inside the opening of the clamp body.
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1. A clamping assembly for an external fixation system, comprising:
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a C-shaped clamp body defining an opening for receiving a bone fixation member and including opposite first and second ends; a pivotably rotatable locking arm including first and second ends, wherein the first end of the locking arm is rotatably coupled with the clamp body at or near the first end of the clamp body, the locking arm being configured such that the second end of the locking arm is capable of fitting into a recess in the second end of the clamp body in order to provisionally hold the bone fixation member inside the opening of the clamp body; and a cam arm including first and second ends, wherein the first end of the cam arm is rotatably coupled to the locking arm at the second end of the locking arm, the cam arm being pivotably rotatable towards the clamp body to definitively hold the bone fixation member inside the opening of the clamp body. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A clamping assembly for an external fixation system, comprising:
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a C-shaped clamp body having and outer surface and an inner surface, the clamp body defining an opening for receiving a bone fixation member and including opposite first and second ends; a pivotably rotatable locking arm including first and second ends, wherein the first end of the locking arm is rotatably coupled with the clamp body at or near the first end of the clamp body, the locking arm being configured such that the second end of the locking arm is capable of fitting into the second end of the clamp body in order to provisionally hold the bone fixation member inside the opening of the clamp body; and a cam arm including first and second ends, wherein the first end of the cam arm is rotatably coupled to the locking arm at the second end of the locking arm, the first end of the cam arm is capable of fitting into the second end of the clamp body, the cam arm being pivotably rotatable towards the clamp body to definitively hold the bone fixation member inside the opening of the clamp body. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A clamping assembly for an external fixation system, comprising:
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a C-shaped clamp body defining an opening for receiving a bone fixation member and including opposite first and second ends; a pivotably rotatable locking arm including first and second ends, wherein the first end of the locking arm is rotatably coupled with the clamp body at or near the first end of the clamp body, the locking arm being configured to provisionally hold the bone fixation member inside the opening of the clamp body; and a cam arm including first and second ends, wherein the first end of the cam arm is rotatably coupled to the locking arm at the second end of the locking arm, the cam arm being pivotably rotatable towards the clamp body to definitively hold the bone fixation member inside the opening of the clamp body, wherein the clamp body further comprises a cam pocket at or near the second end of the clamp body for receiving and engaging a portion of the first end of the cam arm. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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