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US 2023/0034291 A1Published application
Apparatus and methods for bending a needle
AssigneesUniversity of Florida Research Foundation, Inc., Panjcorp, LLC
InventorsHess Amir PANJETON, Geoffrey Danial PANJETON
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Abstract
Methods and devices for bending a needle are provided. A device embodiment can include a needle bending apparatus for imparting a bend in a needle when a needle is received therein. The needle bending apparatus may include a housing having an aperture for receiving a shaft of a needle; and at least one abutment member comprising a needle interfacing surface for supporting a portion of the needle and providing a surface upon which the needle may be bent.
Claims13
A needle bending apparatus, comprising:
- a housing having an aperture for receiving a shaft of a needle;
- and
- at least one abutment member comprising a needle interfacing surface for supporting a portion of the needle and providing a surface upon which the needle may be bent.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.