US 12,102,377 B2
Slidable coupling to connect devices
Brandon J. Shuman, Kirkland, WA (US); Taylor N. Tyson, Seattle, WA (US); and Eric Hadford, Maltby, WA (US)
Assigned to Gyrus ACMI, Inc., Westborough, MA (US)
Filed by Gyrus ACMI Inc., Southborough, MA (US)
Filed on Dec. 9, 2020, as Appl. No. 17/115,958.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/945,836, filed on Dec. 9, 2019.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/945,825, filed on Dec. 9, 2019.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/945,843, filed on Dec. 9, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2021/0169553 A1, Jun. 10, 2021
Int. Cl. A61B 18/14 (2006.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01); A61B 18/00 (2006.01); A61B 18/12 (2006.01)
CPC A61B 18/14 (2013.01) [A61B 18/1206 (2013.01); A61B 18/1477 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00477 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00526 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00973 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00077 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00166 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00178 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00196 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00202 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00541 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00577 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00589 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00744 (2013.01); A61B 2018/1425 (2013.01); A61B 2018/1435 (2013.01); A61B 2018/144 (2013.01); A61B 2018/1467 (2013.01); A61B 2018/1475 (2013.01)] 22 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An apparatus comprising:
a locking body including intersecting bores that define an opening in the locking body with a first bore having a first diameter and a second bore having a second diameter that is smaller than the first diameter the second bore intersecting the first bore, the locking body being slidably mountable for linear movement on one of a first device that supports a first coupling and a second device that supports a second coupling, one of the first and second couplings being configured to support thereon a flange having a flange diameter that is smaller than the first diameter and larger than the second diameter; and
a slidable mounting mechanism configured to slidably secure the locking body on one of the first device and the second device, the slidable mounting mechanism being further configured to enable the locking body to linearly slide between an open position, in which the first bore is positionable to enable the first coupling to be inserted into the second coupling to form a connection, and a closed position in which an edge of the locking body around at least a portion of a perimeter of the second bore abuts the flange such that the coupling that supports the flange is prevented from being withdrawn from the connection.