Surgical rod bending system and method

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 11172971
APP PUB NO 20190192204A1
SERIAL NO

16292527

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System and method for automatically bending a surgical rod are provided. The system includes a linear movement device configured to axially feed the surgical rod, a rotational movement device configured to rotate the surgical rod as it is axially fed, and a bending device including a roller to impose bending forces against the rod. The rod is free from contact with the bending device after it is axially fed past the roller.

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DIGNITY HEALTHPHOENIX ARIZONA 85012

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Baek, Seungwon Phoenix, US 8 447
Crawford, Neil R Tempe, US 148 3264
Newcomb, Anna G U S Tempe, US 4 17
Reyes, Philip M Mesa, US 4 42
Theodore, Nicholas Paradise Valley, US 81 2668

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