US 12,226,323 B2
Floating clamp for spinal surgeries
Kyle Wolff, St. Paul Park, MN (US)
Assigned to Spineology Inc., St. Paul, MN (US)
Filed by Spineology Inc., St. Paul, MN (US)
Filed on Oct. 5, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/960,797.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/252,331, filed on Oct. 5, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2023/0107280 A1, Apr. 6, 2023
Int. Cl. A61F 2/46 (2006.01)
CPC A61F 2/4611 (2013.01) 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A floating clamp for surgical procedures, comprising:
a clamp body, comprising:
a base portion; and
an arm pivotally coupled to the base portion such that a distal end of the arm pivots towards and away from a distal end of the base portion about a pivot axis; and
a spring mechanism coupled to the clamp body, the spring mechanism comprising:
a coil spring; and
a piston disposed through the coil spring such that a longitudinal axis of the piston is oriented substantially parallel to the pivot axis of the arm of the clamp body,
wherein the spring mechanism is coupled to the clamp body adjacent to a proximal end thereof.