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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 07, 2024
Filed:
Nov. 15, 2021
Applicant:
Dignity Health, San Francisco, CA (US);
Inventors:
Neil R. Crawford, Tempe, AZ (US);
Nicholas Theodore, Paradise Valley, AZ (US);
Philip M. Reyes, Mesa, AZ (US);
Anna G. U. S. Newcomb, Tempe, AZ (US);
Seungwon Baek, Phoenix, AZ (US);
Assignee:
DIGNITY HEALTH, San Francisco, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/88 (2006.01); A61B 17/70 (2006.01); B21D 7/022 (2006.01); B21D 7/08 (2006.01); B21D 43/00 (2006.01); B21F 1/00 (2006.01); B21F 23/00 (2006.01); B21F 45/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/8863 (2013.01); B21D 7/022 (2013.01); B21D 7/08 (2013.01); B21D 43/006 (2013.01); B21F 1/008 (2013.01); B21F 23/005 (2013.01); B21F 45/008 (2013.01); A61B 17/7013 (2013.01);
Abstract
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.