Clamp ring

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9433406-B2
Application number	US-201514732135-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jun 5, 2015
Priority date	Jun 6, 2014
Publication date	Sep 6, 2016
Grant date	Sep 6, 2016

Abstract

A clamp ring includes a generally arced portion. The generally arced portion has a top half and a bottom half each having a guide channel formed therein, the top half and the bottom half each have an exterior portion and an interior portion defining boundaries of the guide channels. The interior portions together have a partially circular cross section with a number of interior reliefs formed therein and the exterior portions together have a partially circular cross section with a number of exterior reliefs formed therein that is greater than zero and equal to or greater than the number of interior reliefs formed in the interior portions.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A clamp ring, comprising:
a generally arced portion arced within a plane,
said generally arced portion having a top half and a bottom half disposed on opposite sides of the plane,
the top half and bottom half each having a guide channel formed therein,
said top half and said bottom half each having an exterior portion and an interior portion defining boundaries of said guide channels,
said interior portions together having a partially circular cross section with a number of interior reliefs formed therein and said exterior portions together having a partially circular cross section with a number of exterior reliefs formed therein that is greater than zero and one of equal to and greater than said number of interior reliefs formed in said interior portions.

2. The clamp ring according to claim 1 , wherein said interior portions have at least one interior relief formed continuously with said guide channel.

3. The clamp ring according to claim 2 , wherein said exterior portions have at least one exterior relief formed continuously with said guide channel.

4. The clamp ring according to claim 3 , wherein said exterior portions have at least one exterior relief spaced apart from said guide channel.

5. The clamp ring according to claim 1 , wherein said top half and said bottom half each include at least one visual indicator formed in said guide channel.

6. The clamp ring according to claim 1 , further comprising at least one straight portion continuous with said generally arced portion, said at least one straight portion having a top half and a bottom half each having a guide channel formed therein, said top half and said bottom half each having an exterior portion and an interior portion defining boundaries of said guide channel, said interior portions together having a partially circular cross section and said exterior portions together having a partially circular cross section.

7. The clamp ring according to claim 6 , wherein said at least one straight portion has no reliefs formed therein.

8. The clamp ring according to claim 6 , wherein said exterior portions and said interior portions each allow continuous sliding of a clamp body along an entire length of said generally arced portion and said at least one straight portion.

9. The clamp ring according to claim 1 , wherein said number of interior reliefs is greater than zero.

10. The clamp ring according to claim 1 , wherein said exterior portions and said interior portions each allow continuous sliding of a clamp body along an entire length of said generally arced portion.

11. The clamp ring according to claim 1 , wherein said exterior portions have at least two exterior reliefs formed therein.

12. The clamp ring according to claim 1 , wherein said interior portions have at least one interior relief formed therein, said at least one interior relief being shallower than at least one of said exterior reliefs.

13. A clamp ring, comprising:
a generally arced portion arced within a plane, said generally arced portion having a top half and a bottom half disposed on opposite sides of the plane, said top half and said bottom half each having a curved track formed thereon; and
at least one straight portion continuous with said generally arced portion, said at least one straight portion having a top half and a bottom half each having a straight track formed thereon continuous with said curved tracks, wherein continuous straight tracks and curved tracks form ring tracks each defining a track length, said ring tracks allowing a clamp to continuously slide along said track lengths.

14. The clamp ring according to claim 13 , wherein said generally arced portion and said at least one straight portion each have an exterior side and an interior side defining boundaries of said ring tracks, at least one of said generally arced portion and said at least one straight portion allowing a clamp to slide along said exterior side simultaneously with a clamp sliding along said interior side.

15. A clamp ring, comprising:
a generally arced portion arced within a plane,
said generally arced portion having a top half and a bottom half disposed on opposite sides of the plane,
the top half and bottom half each having at least one guide channel formed therein,
said top half and said bottom half each having an exterior portion and an interior portion each defining a boundary of at least one guide channel,
said interior portions together having a partially circular cross section with a number of interior reliefs formed therein and said exterior portions together having a partially circular cross section with a number of exterior reliefs formed therein that is greater than zero and one of equal to and greater than said number of interior reliefs formed in said interior portions.

16. The clamp ring according to claim 15 , further comprising at least one straight portion continuous with said generally arced portion, said at least one straight portion having a top half and a bottom half each having at least one guide channel formed therein, said top half and said bottom half each having an exterior portion and an interior portion each defining a boundary of at least one guide channel, said interior portions together having a partially circular cross section and said exterior portions together having a partially circular cross section.

17. The clamp ring according to claim 16 , wherein said at least one straight portion has no reliefs formed therein.

18. The clamp ring according to claim 16 , wherein said exterior portions and said interior portions each allow continuous sliding of a clamp body along an entire length of said generally arced portion and said at least one straight portion.

Assignees

• Biomet Mfg Llc

Inventors

• Slagle Paul
• Stone Kevin
• Hoeppner Jacy

Classifications

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• A61B90/57

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• A61B90/50

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