Articulating rod bender and cutter

An articulating surgical rod bender assembly, comprising:

• a first support member;
• a second support member attached to the first support member such that the second support member is moveable relative to the first support member, the second support member comprising a plurality of arms that are connected together, at least two of the plurality of arms being pivotably connected to the first support member at spaced apart locations and at least two of the plurality of arms being pivotably connected together, the plurality of arms including an elongated first arm pivotably connected to the first support member and which can be manually pivoted between a first position and a second position;
• a first drive wheel rotatably attached to the first support member;
• means for rotating the first drive wheel;
• a second drive wheel rotatably attached to the first support member, the second drive wheel being coupled with the first drive wheel so that rotation of the first drive wheel causes rotation of the second drive wheel;
• and
• a guide element attached to the second support member such that movement of the second support member relative to the first support member causes movement of the guide element relative to one or more of the first drive wheel and the second drive wheel, wherein pivoting the first arm between the first position and the second position moves the guide element under a mechanical advantage,
• the first drive wheel, second drive wheel, and guide element being selectively positionable into a plurality of clamping positions, each clamping position being configured so that a surgical rod can be positioned with a first side of the surgical rod contacting the first drive wheel, an opposing second side of the surgical rod contacting the second drive wheel, and one of the first side of the surgical rod and the second side of the surgical rod contacting the guide element.