Pivotable Medical Device Clamp
Summary
The USPTO published patent application US20260090862A1 for a pivotable medical device clamp invented by Jesse Harrison Gallant et al. The invention comprises a main body with rotating arm arrangements and a traveling nut mechanism that clamps onto cylindrical portions of surgical devices such as pedicle probes, providing secure lateral fixation while permitting axial rotation. A clamp coupling component can also attach a rotatable fiducial marker array.
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The USPTO published patent application US20260090862A1 on April 2, 2026, describing a pivotable medical device clamp for securing surgical instruments during procedures. The clamp features a main body with a pin, two opposing arm arrangements that rotate about the pin, a shaft with a traveling nut, and a twisting component. When the nut travels along the rotating shaft, it pushes against arm top portions causing the nonlinear bottom portions to clamp onto cylindrical portions of medical devices like pedicle probes. The clamp prevents lateral sliding while allowing pivot movement about the device's longitudinal axis.
This patent application publication is informational and does not impose compliance obligations, deadlines, or penalties on regulated entities. Medical device manufacturers or healthcare providers interested in this technology should review the application to assess potential licensing opportunities or to understand the competitive landscape for surgical clamping devices. The filing date of September 27, 2024, establishes the priority date for the invention.
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PIVOTABLE MEDICAL DEVICE CLAMP
Application US20260090862A1 Kind: A1 Apr 02, 2026
Inventors
Jesse Harrison Gallant, Osamah Choudhry, Christopher Morley, Florentin Jonas Liebmann
Abstract
A pivotable medical device clamp has a main body, first and second arm arrangements, shaft, twisting component, and traveling nut. The main body includes a top, first side, second side, and pin extending therebetween. Both arm arrangements include top, bottom, and midsection portions that rotate about the pin in opposing directions. The twisting component facilitates rotation of the shaft, which extends through the main body top. The nut travels along the rotating shaft and pushes against arm arrangement top portions causing the arm arrangements to rotate about the pin so that their nonlinear bottom portions clamp onto a cylindrical portion of a separate medical device, such as a pedicle probe. When clamped, the pivotable medical device clamp cannot slide laterally along the cylindrical portion but can still pivot about its longitudinal axis. A clamp coupling component can rotatably couple and lock a separate rotatable fiducial marker array to the pivotable clamp.
CPC Classifications
A61B 90/57
Filing Date
2024-09-27
Application No.
18900106
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