Locking plate benders
US8337533B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 20, 2008 |
| Grant date | Dec 25, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 26, 2031 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B17/8863
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A system for contouring a locking plate includes a locking plate and at least one bender. The locking plate includes a plurality of threaded screw holes connected to one another by one or more ribs. The at least one bender includes a threaded tip configured to threadably engage one or more of the plurality of threaded screw holes and a shoulder operable to transmit mechanical force to the locking plate once the threaded tip is threadably engaged with one of the plurality of threaded screw holes.
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