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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 26, 2019
Filed:
Feb. 05, 2013
Applicant:
Creaholic S.a., Biel, CH;
Inventors:
Vincent Vaucher, Eschert, CH;
Markus A. Muller, Zurich, CH;
Assignee:
CREAHOLIC S.A., Biel, CH;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/80 (2006.01); A61B 17/86 (2006.01); A61B 17/17 (2006.01); A61B 17/88 (2006.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01); A61B 90/00 (2016.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/8685 (2013.01); A61B 17/1728 (2013.01); A61B 17/8038 (2013.01); A61B 17/8042 (2013.01); A61B 17/8047 (2013.01); A61B 17/8605 (2013.01); A61B 17/8875 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00004 (2013.01); A61B 2090/031 (2016.02);
Abstract
A fastening device for surgical holding systems includes a holding element and a fastening element with a ball joint, which can be locked by way of rotating an eccentric ring in the holding element. The joint socket defines a joint inner surface of the ball joint and the joint head a joint outer surface of the ball joint. When the eccentric ring clamps the joint head with respect to the joint socket, the position of three contact locations of the ball joint which lock the ball joint are unambiguously defined due to the shape of at least one of the three elements: joint socket, joint head and eccentric ring.