Locking assembly
AssigneeOsseointegration International B.V.
InventorFranciscus Theodorus Peter Verhaegh
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Abstract
An assembly for locking a mutual position between a secondary body (3) positioned inside a primary body (2), comprising an adjustment assembly (10) connectable to the primary body (2) and the secondary body (3) for mutual adjustment thereof along a longitudinal axis (A). The adjustment assembly (10) comprises an adjustment head (11) comprising an adjustment interface surface (13) for adjusting the mutual position, and a locking element (14) comprising a locking interface surface (13a). The locking element (14) is positioned coaxially to the adjustment head (11), wherein the adjustment head (11) and locking assembly (14) are mutually moveable along the longitudinal axis (A).
Claims10
An assembly for locking a mutual position between a secondary body positioned inside a primary body, comprising:
- an adjustment assembly connectable to the primary body and the secondary body for mutual adjustment thereof along a longitudinal axis, the adjustment assembly comprising,
- an adjustment head comprising an adjustment interface surface for adjusting the mutual position, and a locking element comprising a locking interface surface, the locking element being positioned coaxially to the adjustment head, and wherein the locking element is longitudinally movable relative to the adjustment head by engaging the locking interface surface for locking the mutual position between the primary body and the secondary body,
- wherein the adjustment head and the locking element each comprise an outer screw thread configured for engagement with an inner screw thread of an adjustment bore of the secondary body, and
- wherein the adjustment head and locking element are mutually moveable along the longitudinal axis through the adjustment bore when rotated synchronously with respect to the secondary body, further comprising,
- an adjustment key co-operating with the adjustment interface surface, and a fixation key co-operating with the locking interface surface.
A method for locking a mutual position between a secondary body positioned inside a primary body, comprising:
- connecting an adjustment assembly to the primary body and the secondary body for mutual adjustment thereof along a longitudinal axis,
- wherein the adjustment assembly comprises an adjustment head comprising an adjustment interface surface for adjusting the mutual position, and a locking element comprising a locking interface surface, the locking element being positioned coaxially to the adjustment head, and wherein the locking element is longitudinally movable relative to the adjustment head by engaging the locking interface surface, and
- engaging an adjustment key with the adjustment interface surface for co-operation thereof, and engaging a fixation key with the locking interface surface for co-operation thereof,
- engaging the locking element with the adjustment head for mutual movement thereof along the longitudinal axis, further comprising
- engaging the adjustment key for movement of the secondary body relative to the primary body;
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- engaging the fixation key for longitudinal movement of the locking element relative to the adjustment head.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.