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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 16, 2019
Filed:
Feb. 22, 2016
Applicant:
Nexxspan Healthcare, Llc, Lithia, FL (US);
Inventor:
Alexander Bally, Marston Mills, MA (US);
Assignee:
Nexxspan Healthcare, LLC, Lithia, FL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 50/13 (2016.01); A61B 50/26 (2016.01); A61B 50/24 (2016.01); A61G 12/00 (2006.01); F16B 7/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 50/24 (2016.02); A61B 50/13 (2016.02); A61G 12/008 (2013.01); A61B 50/26 (2016.02); F16B 7/042 (2013.01);
Abstract
A sacrificial mechanical link for linking a first mechanical element to a second mechanical element includes: a sacrificial element having a first end and a second end; and a first mechanical element removably connected to the first end of the sacrificial element. A method of using a sacrificial mechanical link includes: coupling a first mechanical element to a second mechanical element with a sacrificial element; and applying a force to a one of the first mechanical element and the second mechanical element to cause deformation of the sacrificial element.