Bender for contouring surgical implants

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a housing,

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an upper jaw having a nipple on its inner surface which registers with and is adapted to be slidably received within said transverse bore,

Claim 4

an upper jaw having a nipple on its inner surface which registers with and is adapted to be slidably received within said transverse bore,

Claim 5

A bender for a bending assembly, for gripping a surgical implant having opposed sides comprising: a. a housing; b. a channel extending through said housing, the surface defining one side of said channel being contoured to conform to the contour of one of said opposed sides of said surgical implant; c. a jaw member disposed within said channel and adapted for vertical movement therein, one side of said jaw member being spaced from said surface defining one side of said channel and being contoured to conform to the contour of the other of said opposed sides of the surgical implant; d. means interconnecting the side of said jaw member opposite said one side thereof and the housing; and e. means for vertically raising and lowering said jaw member within said channel whereby said implant may be gripped between said surface defining one side of said channel and said one side of said jaw member and released thereby, respectively.

Claim 6

A bender for a bending assembly, for gripping a surgical implant having opposed sides comprising: a. a housing; b. a channel extending through said housing, the surface defining one side of said channel being contoured to conform to the contour of one of said opposed sides of said surgical implant; c. a jaw member disposed within said channel and adapted for vertical movement therein, one side of said jaw member being spaced from said surface defining one side of said channel and being contoured to conform to the contour of the other of said opposed sides of the surgical implant; d. means interconnecting the side of said jaw member opposite said one side thereof and the housing; and e. means for vertically raising and lowering said jaw member within said channel whereby said implant may be gripped between said surface defining one side of said channel and said one side of said jaw member and released thereby, respectively.

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a channel extending through said housing, the surface defining one side of said channel being contoured to conform to the contour of one of said opposed sides of said handle portion,

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a channel extending through said housing, the surface defining one side of said channel being contoured to conform to the contour of one of said opposed sides of said handle portion,

Claim 9

The bender according to claim 1 wherein said means for interconnecting said jaw member and said housing includes: f. at least one bore/counterbore combination extending through said housing to said channel; g. a screw adapted to be received within said bore/counterbore combination and screw threadedly engage said side of said jaw member opposite said one side thereof; and h. a compression spring disposed within said counterbore between the shoulder defining the transition from said bore to said counterbore and the head of said screw.

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a lower jaw, the inner surface of which has a protrusion which is adapted to seat snugly against one side of said head portion,

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a lower jaw, the inner surface of which has a protrusion which is adapted to seat snugly against one side of said head portion,

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means for pivotally interconnecting said upper and lower jaws at one of their ends, and

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means for pivotally interconnecting said upper and lower jaws at one of their ends, and

Claim 14

a jaw member disposed within said channel and adapted for vertical movement therein, one side of said jaw member being spaced from said surface defining one side of said channel and being contoured to conform to the contour of the other of said opposed sides of the handle portion,

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a jaw member disposed within said channel and adapted for vertical movement therein, one side of said jaw member being spaced from said surface defining one side of said channel and being contoured to conform to the contour of the other of said opposed sides of the handle portion,

Claim 16

The bender according to claim 1 wherein said means for vertically raising and lowering said jaw member includes: f. a threaded bore extending through said housing to said channel; and g. a handle having a threaded end which is adapted to be screw threadedly received in said threaded bore and bear against the side of said jaw member opposite said one side thereof.

Claim 17

The bender according to claim 1 wherein said means for interconnecting said jaw member and said housing includes: f. at least one bore/counterbore combination extending through said housing to said channel; g. a screw adapted to be received within said bore/counterbore combination and screw threadedly engage said side of said jaw member opposite said one side thereof; and h. a compression spring disposed within said counterbore between the shoulder defining the transition from said bore to said counterbore and the head of said screw; and said means for vertically raising and lowering said jaw member includes: i. a threaded bore extending through said housing to said channel; and j. a handle having a threaded end which is adapted to be screw threadedly received in said threaded bore and bear against the side of said jaw member opposite said one side thereof.

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means for releasably interconnecting the other of their ends.

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means for releasably interconnecting the other of their ends.

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means interconnecting the side of said jaw member opposite said one side thereof and the housing, and

Claim 21

means interconnecting the side of said jaw member opposite said one side thereof and the housing, and

Claim 22

A bender for use in a bending assembly in bending a hip fixation plate comprising a flat bowl-shaped head portion having at least one transverse bore and an integral elongated handle portion comprising: a. an upper jaw having a niPple on its inner surface which registers with and is adapted to be slidably received within said transverse bore; b. a lower jaw, the inner surface of which has a protrusion which is adapted to seat snugly against one side of said head portion; c. means for pivotally interconnecting said upper and lower jaws at one of their ends; and d. means for releasably interconnecting the other of their ends.

Claim 23

A bender for use in a bending assembly in bending a hip fixation plate comprising a flat bowl-shaped head portion having at least one transverse bore and an integral elongated handle portion comprising: a. an upper jaw having a niPple on its inner surface which registers with and is adapted to be slidably received within said transverse bore; b. a lower jaw, the inner surface of which has a protrusion which is adapted to seat snugly against one side of said head portion; c. means for pivotally interconnecting said upper and lower jaws at one of their ends; and d. means for releasably interconnecting the other of their ends.

Claim 24

means for vertically raising and lowering said jaw member within said channel whereby said handle portion may be gripped between said surface defining one side of said channel and said one side of said jaw member and released thereby, respectively; and b. a second bender including;

Claim 25

means for vertically raising and lowering said jaw member within said channel whereby said handle portion may be gripped between said surface defining one side of said channel and said one side of said jaw member and released thereby, respectively; and b. a second bender including;

Claim 26

The bender according to claim 5 wherein said means for releasably interconnecting the other of their ends includes: e. a swing bolt one end of which is pivotally attached to the upper jaw and the other end of which is threaded; f. a way in said lower jaw adapted to receive said other end of said swing bolt; and g. a nut adapted to be screw threadedly received on said other end of said swing bolt and seat against a side of said lower jaw.

Claim 27

The bender according to claim 5 wherein said means for pivotally interconnecting said upper and lower jaws includes: e. a pair of spaced vertical ways in each of said one ends of said upper and lower jaws; f. a pair of vertical bars received in said ways and interconnecting said upper and lower jaws; and g. a pair of pins extending transversely of each of said ways on which said bars are journaled.

Claim 28

The bender according to claim 5 including: e. a handle affixed to the bottom of said lower jaw.

Claim 29

The bender according to claim 5 including: e. an anvil plate affixed to at least one of said jaws and positioned and adapted to engage the junction between said handle portion and said head portion during the bending process.

Claim 30

A bender for a bending assembly, for gripping and bending a hip fixation plate comprising a flat bowl-shaped head portion having four transverse bores and an elongated handle portion comprising: a. an upper jaw having four nipples on its inner surface which register with and are adapted to be slidably received within said transverse bores when said plate is gripped; b. a lower jaw, the inner surface of which has a dome-shaped protrusion which is adapted to seat snugly against one side of said head portion when said plate is gripped; c. a pair of vertical ways in one end of each of said lower and upper jaws; d. a pair of pins transversing said ways at the top and bottom thereof; e. a pair of bars adapted to be received within said ways and journaled about said pins whereby said upper and lower jaws are pivotally interconnected at one of their ends; f. a swing bolt, one end of which is pivotally attached to the other end of the upper jaw and the other end of which is threaded; g. a way in said lower jaw adapted to receive said other end of said swing bolt; h. a nut adapted to be screw threadedly received on said other end of said swing bolt and seat against the bottom of the lower jaw when said plate is gripped; i. a handle affixed to the bottom of the lower jaw; and j. an anvil plate affixed to at least one of said jaws and positioned and adapted to engage the junction between said handle portion and said head portion when said plate is bent.

Claim 31

A bender for a bending assembly, for gripping and bending a hip fixation plate comprising a flat bowl-shaped head portion having four transverse bores and an elongated handle portion comprising: a. an upper jaw having four nipples on its inner surface which register with and are adapted to be slidably received within said transverse bores when said plate is gripped; b. a lower jaw, the inner surface of which has a dome-shaped protrusion which is adapted to seat snugly against one side of said head portion when said plate is gripped; c. a pair of vertical ways in one end of each of said lower and upper jaws; d. a pair of pins transversing said ways at the top and bottom thereof; e. a pair of bars adapted to be received within said ways and journaled about said pins whereby said upper and lower jaws are pivotally interconnected at one of their ends; f. a swing bolt, one end of which is pivotally attached to the other end of the upper jaw and the other end of which is threaded; g. a way in said lower jaw adapted to receive said other end of said swing bolt; h. a nut adapted to be screw threadedly received on said other end of said swing bolt and seat against the bottom of the lower jaw when said plate is gripped; i. a handle affixed to the bottom of the lower jaw; and j. an anvil plate affixed to at least one of said jaws and positioned and adapted to engage the junction between said handle portion and said head portion when said plate is bent.

Claim 32

A bending assembly for use in bending a hip fixation plate comprising a flat bowl-shaped head portion having at least one transverse bore and an integral elongated handle portion having opposed sides, comprising the combination of: a. a first bender including; 1. a housing, 2. a channel extending through said housing, the surface defining one side of said channel being contoured to conform to the contour of one of said opposed sides of said handle portion, 3. a jaw member disposed within said channel and adapted for vertical movement therein, one side of said jaw member being spaced from said surface defining one side of said channel and being contoured to conform to the contour of the other of said opposed sides of the handle portion, 4. means interconnecting the side of said jaw member opposite said one side thereof and the housing, and 5. means for vertically raising and lowering said jaw member within said channel whereby said handle portion may be gripped between said surface defining one side of said channel and said one side of said jaw member and released thereby, respectively; and b. a second bender including; 1. an upper jaw having a nipple on its inner surface which registers with and is adapted to be slidably received within said transverse bore, 2. a lower jaw, the inner surface of which has a protrusion which is adapted to seat snugly against one side of said head portion, 3. means for pivotally interconnecting said upper and lower jaws at one of their ends, and 4. means for releasably interconnecting the other of their ends.

Claim 33

A bending assembly for use in bending a hip fixation plate comprising a flat bowl-shaped head portion having at least one transverse bore and an integral elongated handle portion having opposed sides, comprising the combination of: a. a first bender including; 1. a housing, 2. a channel extending through said housing, the surface defining one side of said channel being contoured to conform to the contour of one of said opposed sides of said handle portion, 3. a jaw member disposed within said channel and adapted for vertical movement therein, one side of said jaw member being spaced from said surface defining one side of said channel and being contoured to conform to the contour of the other of said opposed sides of the handle portion, 4. means interconnecting the side of said jaw member opposite said one side thereof and the housing, and 5. means for vertically raising and lowering said jaw member within said channel whereby said handle portion may be gripped between said surface defining one side of said channel and said one side of said jaw member and released thereby, respectively; and b. a second bender including; 1. an upper jaw having a nipple on its inner surface which registers with and is adapted to be slidably received within said transverse bore, 2. a lower jaw, the inner surface of which has a protrusion which is adapted to seat snugly against one side of said head portion, 3. means for pivotally interconnecting said upper and lower jaws at one of their ends, and 4. means for releasably interconnecting the other of their ends.