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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 12, 2024
Filed:
Dec. 16, 2021
Smith & Nephew, Inc., Memphis, TN (US);
Smith & Nephew Orthopaedics Ag, Zug, CH;
Smith & Nephew Asia Pacific Pte. Limited, Singapore, SG;
Rick Fu, Randolph, MA (US);
Matthew D. Cunningham, Lakeville, MA (US);
Allison Marie Stauffer, Brighton, MA (US);
Geoffrey Ian Karasic, Milton, MA (US);
Belin Mirabile, Memphis, TN (US);
Han Teik Yeoh, Hopkinton, MA (US);
Fabiano Paiva-Filho, Memphis, TN (US);
Smith & Nephew, Inc., Mempphis, TN (US);
Smith & Nephew Orthopaedics AG, Baar, CH;
Smith & Nephew Asia Pacific Pte. Limited, Singapore, SG;
Abstract
A single-patient-use disposable tool comprises a molded, single-piece body with a curved upper surface having a predetermined bend radius for bending a needle slidably disposed in a sheath. A distal end of the curved surface has a slot for insertion of a tip of a needle, while the proximal end of the curved surface has a guide member for slidably receiving the sheath. Two finger loops or similar ergonomic features allow the user to rotate the bending tool relative to the sheath to bend the needle about the predetermined bend radius. After completing the bend, the tool is removed from the needle and disposed of.