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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 12, 2019
Filed:
Aug. 09, 2016
Thompson Surgical Instruments, Inc., Traverse City, MI (US);
Dan Farley, Traverse City, MI (US);
Josh Delickta, Elk Rapids, MI (US);
Christopher T. Martin, Empire, MI (US);
Travis Witulski, Traverse City, MI (US);
THOMPSON SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS, INC., Traverse City, MI (US);
Abstract
A clamp for a surgical retractor system. The clamp has a tapered conically shaped washer against and through which clamping force is applied to place the clamp in a clamped position. The clamping force is applied by a cam head connected to a central shaft. A locking pin connects the cam head to the shaft. Apertures are provided in the clamp for receiving rod ends of a surgical retractor. Such apertures are circular and are positioned to be closer to the top and bottom edges of the clamp portion of the clamp than to the end edge of the clamp portion.