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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 17, 2018
Filed:
May. 05, 2015
Regents of the University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Emil D. Missov, Woodbury, MN (US);
Andrew David Bicek, Elk River, MN (US);
John Robert Ballard, Waconia, MN (US);
Claire Elizabeth Leitgen, Bloomington, MN (US);
Jacie Jo Elaine Groeschel, Little Canada, MN (US);
Andrew Richard Hohs, Kenosha, WI (US);
Yicong Lai, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Yufeng Liu, Yaan, CN;
Regents of the University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Abstract
A device includes a first retainer plate, a second retainer plate, a connector link, and a clamp. The second retainer plate has a clearance aperture. The connector link has a first end and a second end. The first retainer plate is coupled to the first end and the second retainer plate is coupled to the second end. The first retainer plate and second retainer plate are in parallel alignment. At least one of the first retainer plate and the second retainer plate are elastically urged to converge. The clamp is coupled to the connector link by a joint. The joint is configured to articulate in at least two degrees of freedom and configured to retain a selected fixed alignment as to the connector link relative to the clamp.