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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 23, 2010
Filed:
Sep. 14, 2007
Werner Butscher, Berlin, DE;
Friedrich Riemeier, Berlin, DE;
Rüdger Rubbert, Berlin, DE;
Thomas Weise, Berlin, DE;
Rohit Sachdeva, Plano, TX (US);
Werner Butscher, Berlin, DE;
Friedrich Riemeier, Berlin, DE;
Rüdger Rubbert, Berlin, DE;
Thomas Weise, Berlin, DE;
Rohit Sachdeva, Plano, TX (US);
Orametrix, Inc., Richardson, TX (US);
Abstract
A robotic bending apparatus for bending archwires and other types of elongate, bendable medical devices into a desired configuration includes a first gripping tool and a moveable gripping tool. The first gripping tool can be either fixed with respect to a base or table for the robot or positioned at the end of robot am. The moveable gripping tool is mounted to the end of a moveable robot arm having a proximal portion also mounted to the base. The robot preferably comprises a six axis bending robot, in which the distal end of the moveable arm can move relative to the fixed gripping tool about three translational axes and three rotational axes. The robot bending system is able to form archwires with any required second and third order bends quickly and with high precision.