US 12,127,894 B2
Clamp for a medical device
Stephen Lea, Lane Cove (AU); and Richard Jones, Hornsby Heights (AU)
Assigned to Saban Ventures Pty Limited, Lane Cove West (AU)
Appl. No. 17/253,323
Filed by Saban Ventures PTY Limited, Alexandria (AU)
PCT Filed Jun. 14, 2019, PCT No. PCT/AU2019/050616
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Dec. 17, 2020,
PCT Pub. No. WO2019/241833, PCT Pub. Date Dec. 26, 2019.
Claims priority of application No. 2018902195 (AU), filed on Jun. 20, 2018.
Prior Publication US 2021/0267714 A1, Sep. 2, 2021
Int. Cl. A61L 2/26 (2006.01); A61B 8/00 (2006.01); A61B 90/57 (2016.01)
CPC A61B 90/57 (2016.02) [A61B 8/4422 (2013.01); A61L 2/26 (2013.01); A61L 2202/24 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A clamp for retaining a medical device in a medical apparatus, said clamp including a pair of opposed gripping elements,
at least one of said gripping elements being substantially rotatably moveable to grip and apply a compressive force on a portion of said medical device when said portion is placed between said gripping elements,
said compressive force increasing when said at least one of said gripping elements rotates in one direction and reducing when it rotates in an opposite direction,
wherein each gripping element includes a tapered lead-in portion for separating said gripping elements when said portion of said medical device is pushed onto said tapered lead-in portions, said tapered lead-in portion forming a front face of each gripping element, and
wherein each gripping element includes a gripping surface for gripping engagement with said portion of said medical device, and each gripping element includes a step formation between said front face and said gripping surface to prevent interference of said gripping surface with insertion of said portion of said medical device.