Systems, methods, and devices for automated bending of fixation plates

A system comprising:

• a bending device comprising:
• a first pair of opposing jaws including a first member disposed on a first side of a bending area and a corresponding second member disposed on a second side of the bending area opposite of the first side, wherein the first and second members extend away from the bending area at an angle such that a first clearance area is defined between the first and second members, wherein a first tip of the first member is configured to engage with a second tip of the second member within the bending area;
• and
• a second pair of opposing jaws including a third member disposed on the first side of the bending area and a corresponding fourth member disposed on the second side of the bending area opposite of the first side, wherein the third and fourth members extend away from the bending area at an angle such that a second clearance area is defined between the third and fourth members, wherein a third tip of the third member is configured to engage with a fourth tip of the fourth member within the bending area;
• at least one actuator coupled to the bending device, the at least one actuator configured to move the first pair of jaws between (i) an engage configuration wherein the first tip engages the second tip and (ii) a separated configuration wherein the first tip is separated from the second tip by a distance, the at least one actuator further configured to rotate the second pair of jaws to an angled configuration with respect to the bending area;
• a medical implant disposed within the bending area, wherein each of the first pair of opposing jaws and the second pair of opposing jaws are configured to engage with the medical implant;
• and
• a control system in communication with the bending device, the control system comprising computer readable instructions for bending the medical implant to a desired shape, the computer readable instructions being based on an anatomical model of a patient.

A method of shaping a medical implant, the method comprising:

• providing a device comprising a first pair of opposing jaws on an input side of a bending area and a second pair of opposing jaws on an output side of a bending area, wherein each of the first and second pair of opposing jaws further define one or more clearance zones to prevent interference between the first and second pairs of opposing jaws;
• moving the medical implant into the bending area between the first pair of opposing jaws from the input side;
• closing, via at least one actuator, the first pair of opposing jaws to engage the medical implant at a first portion of the medical implant;
• closing, via the at least one actuator, the second pair of opposing jaws to engage the medical implant at a second portion of the medical implant;
• and
• turning, via the least one actuator, the second pair of opposing jaws to a first angled configuration with respect to the bending area such that the second portion of the medical implant is angled with respect to the first portion of the medical implant.