US 6,557,226 B1 · Apparatus for manufacturing a bone dowel

Abstract

Apparatus for manufacturing a bone dowel includes a machine base with tracks on a surface thereof. Modules configured to slide in the tracks may include a module for a high speed rotary tool, a collet module, a vise module and a threading module. A vise module may include a base configured to slide in the tracks of the machine base, a frame configured to slide on the vise module base, two opposing vise jaws held within the frame, a spring device between the vise jaws, and a press that sits on top of the vise jaws within the frame. A bone dowel manufactured using the apparatus may include smoothed ends, a slot on one end, a canal running through the dowel perpendicular to the long axis, a hole running through the dowel along the long axis, and threads on the outer surface.

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Dependent claims

A device for manufacturing a bone dowel comprising:

a machine base comprising at least one track;
a module for holding a rotary cutting tool, wherein the module comprises a base configured to slide in the track;
a vise module comprising a base configured to slide in the track and a vise configured to hold a bone portion during use;
and
a threading module comprising a base configured to slide in the track, a dead center, and a chuck opposed to the dead center, wherein the threading module is configured to hold a bone portion during use;
wherein the device is adapted to make a bone dowel during use.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Apparatus for manufacturing a bone dowel

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Abstract

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