Cold Forged Cutting Tip for Orthopedic Wires and Pins
AssigneeNew Standard Device, LLC
InventorRobert E. Wigginton
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Abstract
Provided are orthopedic wires and pins with a cold forged tip for use with External Bone Fixation (EBF) devices. Orthopedic wires includes a length of wire or bar stock and a cutting tip on an end of the length of the wire or bar stock, the cutting tip comprising a cold forged section, wherein a width of the cold forged section conforms to a diameter of the wire or bar stock; and a first plurality of cutting edges in the cold forged section. Also provided are techniques for the manufacture of orthopedic wires and pins.
Claims14
An orthopedic wire for use in conjunction with an external hone fixation device, comprising:
- a length of wire;
- and
- a cutting tip on an end of the length of wire, the cutting tip comprising:
- a cold forged section, wherein a width of the cold forged section conforms to a diameter of the length of wire;
- and
- a first plurality of cutting edges in the cold forged section.
An orthopedic pin for use in conjunction with an external bone fixation device, comprising:
- a length of bar stock;
- and
- a cutting tip on an end of the length of bar stock, the cutting tip comprising:
- a cold forged section, wherein a width of the cold forged section conforms to a diameter of the length of the bar stock;
- and
- a first plurality of cutting edges in the cold forged section.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.