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Rod benders and methods of use

US8459090B2 · kind B2 · utility

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20Claims

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Assignee

Warsaw Orthopedic, Inc.

Inventors

Bryan Wilcox · St. Augustine, US
Brian A. Butler · Millington, US

Key dates

Filing date	Oct 13, 2011
Grant date	Jun 11, 2013
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Oct 13, 2031

Classification

Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
CPC primaryB21F1/002
WIPO fieldMachine tools
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A rod bender includes an elongated body having a proximal end and a distal end and extending along a longitudinal axis; a first arm having a proximal end attached to the distal end of the body and extending transversely therefrom and having a longitudinal axis offset from the longitudinal axis of the body; and a second arm having a proximal end attached to the distal end of the body and extending transversely therefrom and having a longitudinal axis offset from the longitudinal axis of the body and offset from the longitudinal axis of the first arm, said second arm including a channel positioned toward a distal end of said second arm, said channel having a longitudinal axis substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the second arm.

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