| US 7,552,650 B2 | ||
| Gripping fixture | ||
| James Joseph Phelan, Athenry (Ireland); and Matthew Coates, Boston, Mass. (US) | ||
| Assigned to Abbott Laboratories Vascular Enterprises Limited, Dublin (Ireland) | ||
| Filed on Apr. 17, 2007, as Appl. No. 11/736,447. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2008/0257061 A1, Oct. 23, 2008 | ||
| Int. Cl. G01N 3/02 (2006.01); G01N 3/08 (2006.01); B66C 1/46 (2006.01); B66C 1/54 (2006.01); B66C 1/42 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 73—856 [73/818; 73/824; 294/119.3; 294/98.1; 294/93] | 20 Claims |
| 18. A gripping fixture comprising:
a housing that includes a chamber;
a perforated tubular member positioned within the chamber;
a multiplicity of substantially radially extending pins, each pin being slideable through an associated perforation in the
tubular member; and
a sheath that circumscribes outer ends of the pins, the sheath circumferentially surrounding the perforated tubular member
and cooperating with the housing to define a pressure chamber, wherein the sheath is arranged to move outer ends of the pins
causing the pins to slide radially through the rigid perforated tubular member.
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