Surgical bending instrument
AssigneeIn2Bones USA, LLC
InventorRebecca Hawkins Wahl
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Abstract
A system and a method are provided for a surgical bending instrument for bending surgical implants. The surgical bending instrument comprises a body including a center lever comprising a wheel and a cam. A distal force applicator comprises a driver centered between a first grip and a second grip. In some embodiments, the distal force applicator is configured to retain a surgical staple, such that the surgical staple may be changed to a distracted configuration suitable for implantation at a bone fixation or fusion site of a patient. In some embodiments, the distal force applicator is configured to bend a bone fusion plate so as to tailor the plate to specific anatomy of the patient's bone.
Claims20
A surgical staple system for fixating osteotomies and joint arthrodeses, comprising:
- a crown comprising an elongate member having a first end and a second end;
- a first leg coupled with the first end and extending obliquely from the crown toward a centerline of the crown;
- a second leg coupled with the second end and extending obliquely from the crown toward the centerline of the crown, the first leg and the second leg extending toward one another and sharing an acute angle;
- a center lever rotatably positioned within an opening of a body, the center lever comprising a wheel and a cam;
- such that the wheel is rotatably mounted on a pivot within the body;
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- a plurality of teeth disposed on an inner side of the first leg and an inner side the second leg, the plurality of teeth being configured to engage with a bone.
A surgical staple system for fixating osteotomies and joint arthrodeses, comprising:
- a crown comprised of an elongate member having a first end and a second end;
- a first transverse portion disposed at the first end;
- a second transverse portion disposed at the second end;
- a first leg and a second leg extending downward and parallelly from opposite ends of the first transverse portion;
- a third leg and a fourth leg extending downward and parallelly from opposing ends of the second transverse portion;
- wherein the first leg and the third leg extend obliquely from the crown toward the center line and share an intervening acute angle, and wherein the second leg and the fourth leg extend obliquely from the crown toward the centerline and share an intervening acute angle;
- a center lever rotatably positioned within an opening of a body, the center lever comprising a wheel and a cam;
- the center lever further comprising a slot adjacent to the wheel;
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- a plurality of teeth disposed on each of the first leg, the second leg, the third leg, and the fourth leg and oriented toward a centerline of the crown.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.