Apparatus for contouring spine plates and/or rods
US5113685A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 28, 1991 |
| Grant date | May 19, 1992 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 28, 2011 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B17/7011
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A plurality of instruments or members are provided to plastically deform spine plates or rods to a configuration which corresponds to a desired configuration for connection with a spinal column. A pair of flat benders have slots which are engageable with a spine plate to bend and/or twist the spine plate. A pair of tube benders are engageable with a rod to bend the rod. One of the flat benders may be used with one of the tube benders to form a bend in the rod. In addition, the two flat benders may be used together to bend the rod. These instruments make possible two dimensional bending of spine plates and three dimensional bending of spine rods.
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