Multi-Clamp Surgical Device for External Bone Fixator
Summary
USPTO granted patent US12599410B2 to Advanced Trauma Solutions, LLC covering a multi-clamp apparatus for orthopedic external bone fixators. The invention features two clamp arms with opposing crescentic channels for securing multiple bone pins, collapsible torque amplifying knobs for hand operation, and ergonomically designed turn levers. The patent contains 20 claims.
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USPTO issued patent US12599410B2 to Advanced Trauma Solutions, LLC for a multi-clamp apparatus designed for external orthopedic bone fixators. The invention includes two clamp arms with pluralities of opposing crescentic channels that engage and secure bone pins when pressed together, along with collapsible torque amplifying knobs that enable hand operation without tools for concurrent clamping and unclamping of multiple bone pins.
For medical device manufacturers and orthopedic surgical equipment companies, this patent establishes intellectual property protection for Advanced Trauma Solutions in the external fixator clamp space. Competitors developing similar multi-pin clamping devices should review the patent claims to assess potential licensing needs or design-around strategies. The patent's focus on tool-free, ergonomic hand operation may indicate market direction toward easier-to-use surgical fixation equipment.
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Multi-clamp apparatus for external bone fixator
Grant US12599410B2 Kind: B2 Apr 14, 2026
Assignee
ADVANCED TRAUMA SOLUTIONS, LLC
Inventors
Bruce H. Ziran, Patrick Kelly Capeheart
Abstract
Embodiments of a multi-clamp apparatus for an orthopedic exterior fixator are disclosed. One embodiment of the multi-clamp apparatus has two clamp arms, each having a plurality of opposing crescentic channels that, when pressed together, are of a length, size, and shape to engage and secure a plurality of bone pins. An outrigger bar extends from each of the clamp arms for attachment of fixator components. Each clamp arm has a collapsible torque amplifying knob that can be hand operated and that causes relative movement of the two clamp arms for concurrently clamping and unclamping multiple bone pins when rotational force is applied to one or both of the knobs. The turn levers of each knob can be collapsed in a generally mating, side-by-side arrangement. The turn levers of the knobs are ergonomically designed so that the knobs can be hand operated, without tools, in the collapsed and un-collapsed configurations.
CPC Classifications
A61B 17/60 A61B 17/64 A61B 17/6416 A61B 17/6433 A61B 17/6441 A61B 17/6458 A61B 17/66 A61B 17/645
Filing Date
2024-11-11
Application No.
18943046
Claims
20
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