Tube clip organizer
AssigneeBiometrix Ltd.
InventorMatan SHAMIR
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Abstract
An organizer comprising: a first arm; a second arm; one or more port, each port disposed on an arm, each port configured for attachment thereto of a medical device portion; a first grip on the first arm comprising a first concavity; a second grip on the second arm comprising a second concavity; a hinge connecting the arms, where arms extend distally from the hinge and are rotatable about the hinge; and a ratchet-lock, which locks the arms at plurality of distances, each distance separated from adjacent distances by a minimum step size; wherein the arms are flexible enough in a direction perpendicular to an axis of the hinge such that total elastic deformation of the arms is at least a quarter of the minimum step size under a level of force easily applied manually.
Claims23
An organizer, configured to be mounted onto rod supports of different cross sectional sizes, where the organizer provides a hub for attachment thereto of a plurality of medical device portions, the organizer comprising:
- a first arm;
- a second arm;
- one or more port, each port disposed on an arm, each port configured for attachment thereto of a medical device portion;
- a first grip disposed on said first arm comprising a first concavity;
- a second grip disposed on said second arm comprising a second concavity;
- a hinge connecting said arms, where said first arm and said second arm extend distally from said hinge and are rotatable about said hinge;
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- a ratchet-lock, which, when locked, connects said arms, said ratchet lock comprising:
- a first ratchet-lock portion connected to said first arm;
- a second ratchet-lock portion connected to said second arm;
- wherein said arms are lockable by said ratchet-lock at a plurality of distances, each distance separated from adjacent distances by at least a minimum step size;
- wherein, to close the organizer onto a rod support, said arms are rotated about said hinge towards each other bringing said concavities of said grips to face each other and into at least partial contact with said rod support;
- wherein one or both of said arms are flexible enough in a direction perpendicular to an axis of said hinge such that total elastic deformation of the arms is at least a quarter of said minimum step size under a level of force easily applied manually.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.