Three-arm clamp

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12433625-B2
Application number	US-202217981003-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Nov 4, 2022
Priority date	May 9, 2020
Publication date	Oct 7, 2025
Grant date	Oct 7, 2025

Abstract

Three-arm clamp includes: clamping assembly and releasing member connected to each other, clamping assembly includes fixed arm, and two movable arms respectively rotatably connected to fixed arm by hinge pin; the proximal end of each movable arm is provided with first sliding slot, and sliding pin is slidably arranged in first sliding slot; the proximal end of fixed arm is provided with inner cavity, and releasing member is inserted into inner cavity and connected to sliding pin; the proximal end of each movable arm is provided with elastic sheet; movable arms and fixed arm are closed by clamping, and elastic sheets are folded in inner cavity, in radial direction of fixed arm, from connecting end to free end and abut against releasing member; and releasing member is separated from movable arms, and the free end of each elastic sheet elastically abuts against inner wall of inner cavity.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A three-arm clamp, comprising: a clamping assembly and a releasing member connected to each other, wherein the clamping assembly comprises a fixed arm and two movable arms respectively rotatably connected to the fixed arm through a hinge pin, a first sliding slot is provided at a proximal end of each movable arm, a sliding pin is slidably provided in the first sliding slot, an inner cavity is formed at a proximal end of the fixed arm, the releasing member is inserted into the inner cavity and connected to the sliding pin, an elastic sheet is further provided at the proximal end of each of the movable arms; when the movable arms clamp and are closed with the fixed arm, the elastic sheet is folded in the inner cavity and abuts against the releasing member along a radial direction of the fixed arm from a connecting end to a free end; and the releasing member is separated from the movable arms, and the free end of the elastic sheet elastically abuts against an inner wall of the inner cavity, wherein a clamp holder is further provided at the proximal end of the fixed arm, the inner cavity is formed between the clamp holder and the fixed arm and inside the clamp holder, the releasing member is detachable from the movable arms, and the free end of the elastic sheet elastically abuts against an inner wall of the clamp holder.

2. The three-arm clamp according to claim 1 , wherein a locking portion extending inwards is formed on an outer edge of the clamp holder, the locking portion extends inwards from an external surface of the outer edge of the clamp holder, the releasing member is separated from connection with the movable arms, and the free end of the elastic sheet abuts against the locking portion.

3. The three-arm clamp according to claim 2 , wherein the clamp holder is of a cylindrical structure, a slot for the movable arms to pass through is formed on the clamp holder, and the locking portion is formed on a side wall of the slot.

4. The three-arm clamp according to claim 1 , wherein a second sliding slot is provided on the fixed arm, the second sliding slot is a strip-shaped slot and different from the first sliding slot, a longitudinal direction of the second sliding slot is the same as a movement direction of the releasing member, the sliding pin is provided to extend into the second sliding slot and slides in the second sliding slot.

5. The three-arm clamp according to claim 4 , wherein a sliding pin cap is provided at one end of the sliding pin located in the second sliding slot, and a diameter of the sliding pin cap is matched with a width of the second sliding slot so as to slide in the second sliding slot.

6. The three-arm clamp according to claim 1 , wherein the releasing member comprises a releasing lever and a releasing portion connected to a distal end of the releasing lever, a connection hole is formed in the releasing portion, a detachment portion is formed between the connection hole and a distal end of the releasing portion, the releasing member is connected to the sliding pin through the connection hole, and the releasing member is located at one side of the movable arms away from the fixed arm.

7. The three-arm clamp according to claim 6 , wherein a sliding pin sleeve is fixedly provided on the sliding pin, and a diameter of the sliding pin sleeve is greater than a diameter of an aperture of the connection hole on the releasing portion.

8. The three-arm clamp according to claim 1 , wherein a retainer is further partly coupled in the clamp holder, the retainer comprises an annular portion and at least two claws extending outwards from the annular portion, the claws are elastically coupled with the inner wall of the inner cavity, a proximal end of the releasing member is inserted into the annular portion, the releasing member separating from the movable arms can drive the retainer to be separated and retracted.

9. The three-arm clamp according to claim 1 , further comprising a handle assembly, wherein the handle assembly comprises a handle bracket and two handle sliders, which are provided at two sides of the handle bracket and respectively slidable on the handle bracket, a proximal end of the releasing member is connected to an operating wire, and the two handle sliders each are correspondingly connected to a proximal end of the operating wire at the same side.

10. The three-arm clamp according to claim 9 , wherein the proximal end of the fixed arm is connected to one end of a spring tube, the other end of the spring tube is connected to the handle bracket, and the operating wire is provided in the spring tube.

11. The three-arm clamp according to claim 2 , wherein a second sliding slot is provided on the fixed arm, the second sliding slot is a strip-shaped slot and different from the first sliding slot, a longitudinal direction of the second sliding slot is the same as a movement direction of the releasing member, the sliding pin is provided to extend into the second sliding slot and slides in the second sliding slot.

12. The three-arm clamp according to claim 3 , wherein a second sliding slot is provided on the fixed arm, the second sliding slot is a strip-shaped slot and different from the first sliding slot, a longitudinal direction of the second sliding slot is the same as a movement direction of the releasing member, the sliding pin is provided to extend into the second sliding slot and slides in the second sliding slot.

Assignees

• Micro Tech Nanjing Co Ltd
• Zhang Qiang

Inventors

• Zhang Qiang
• Jin Hongyan
• Li Changqing
• Shen Zhenghua
• Ma Xiaojun
• Qiu Weiqin
• Dong Hao

Classifications

• A61B2017/2947

  Pivots · CPC title

• A61B2017/2936

  Pins in guiding slots · CPC title

• A61B2017/00862

  elastic or resilient · CPC title

• A61B2090/034

  abutting on parts of the device itself · CPC title

• A61B2017/00477

  Coupling (A61B2017/0046 takes precedence) · CPC title