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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 19, 1999
Filed:
Jul. 27, 1995
Applicant:
Inventors:
Thomas Luckman, Falmouth, MA (US);
Ernest Quintanilha, Norton, MA (US);
Assignee:
Johnson & Johnson Professional, Inc., Raynham, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
606 88 ; 606 86 ;
Abstract
A patella clamping device includes a handle portion and a clamp portion. The clamp comprises at least two jaw members that are pivotally joined to one another in a scissors-like orientation. A ratchet mechanism is associated with the device to ensure locking of the clamp in the closed position. A guide mechanism is also provided with the device to ensure a vertical, coaxial closing action of the clamp element.