52 results about "Compression lock" patented technology

A polyaxial orthopedic device for use with rod implant apparatus includes a screw having a curvate head, a two-piece interlocking coupling element which mounts about the curvate head, and a rod receiving cylindrical body member having a tapered socket into which both the screw and the interlocking coupling element are securely nested. The interlocking coupling element includes a socket portion which is slotted and tapered so that when it is radially compressed by being driven downwardly into the tapered socket in the cylindrical body it crush locks to the screw. The securing of the rod in the body member provides the necessary downward force onto the socket portion through a contact force on the top of the cap portion. Prior to the rod being inserted, therefore, the screw head remains polyaxially free with respect to the coupling element and the body. In a preferred embodiment, the cap portion and the socket portion are formed and coupled in such a way that when the cap portion is compressed toward the socket portion, there is an additional inward radial force applied by the cap portion to the socket portion, thereby enhancing the total locking force onto the head of the screw.

An artificial intervertebral disc having a pair of opposing baseplates, for seating against opposing vertebral bone surfaces, uses a semispherical, bored bearing that is secured to the baseplates with compression locking posts and one or more retaining caps. The compression locking posts extend through the bearing bore and baseplate apertures such that the bearing is between the baseplates' inwardly facing surfaces. Retaining caps are attached to the compression locking posts, securing the baseplates to the bearing. Bearing surfaces on the inwardly facing side of each baseplate allow each baseplate to rotate relative to the bearing, however, rotation of each baseplate is limited by the interference of each baseplate and its respective retaining cap. Rotation of the baseplates about the longitudinal axis of the spine can be limited via a notch in the retaining caps and a groove in the baseplates, or vice versa.

A compression lock on a connector for a shelving post has upper and lower, mating collar parts having distal ends encircling more than 180 degrees of the post but separated by a gap through which the post can pass. Each distal end has an axially extending projection with a rounded end and a recess adjoining the projection. The projections of one collar part mate with the recesses of the other collar part to interlock the collar parts around a compression sleeve and form a frusto-conical inner surface that wedges the a mating sleeve against the post to affix a shelf attached to the connector.

A locking arrangement for a door system of a transit vehicle includes a combination of a lock mechanism and an electromagnetic brake. The lock mechanism enables positive locking of at least one door but does not require substantial contact between moving and stationary lock elements. The lock mechanism is connected with the manual release means for door opening during an emergency. The electromagnetic brake maintains door seal compression in the closed and locked condition which improves sealing capabilities and provides for reliable lock mechanism operation. Such combination provides locking redundancy and meets various requirements regarding annunciation and manual release operation.

The invention provides a dynamic locking plate for treating a fracture of a neck of a femur. The dynamic locking plate comprises a tuberosity supporting plate and three locking screw holes, wherein the inner surface of the tuberosity supporting plate is bent to be matched with the lower part of a greater trochanter of the femur in shape; the positions of the three locking screw holes including a first locking screw hole, a second locking screw hole and a third locking screw hole in the tuberosity supporting plate are based on a locating point A at the middle of the tuberosity supporting plate, and distributed around the locating point A; the first locking screw hole, the second locking screw hole and the third locking screw hole are distributed to form a triangle in the tuberosity supporting plate; axes of the three locking screw holes are parallel; based on a vertical line AO of the tuberosity supporting plate where the locating point A is positioned, the axial lines of the three locking screw holes are inclined upwards and form longitudinal included angles theta with the vertical line AO, which are equal to 15-35 degrees. The locating point A is located within the range that the geometric center of the tuberosity supporting plate is taken as a center, and the diameter is 4 mm. The dynamic locking plate enables the broken end of a fractured bone to be subjected to micro-movement and compression, and adapts to dynamic characteristics of bone growth when improving the internal fixation stability of the neck of the femur, so as to be more beneficial to healing of the broken end of the fractured bone.

A compression lock on a connector for a shelving post has upper and lower, mating collar parts having distal ends encircling more than 180 degrees of the post but separated by a gap through which the post can pass. Each distal end has an axially extending projection with a rounded end and a recess adjoining the projection. The projections of one collar part mate with the recesses of the other collar part to interlock the collar parts around a compression sleeve and form a frusto-conical inner surface that wedges the a mating sleeve against the post to affix a shelf attached to the connector.