Metal deforming – With indication of condition or position of work – product,... – Tube or rod bending
Patent
1997-02-10
1998-10-13
Crane, Daniel C.
Metal deforming
With indication of condition or position of work, product,...
Tube or rod bending
72 3112, 72319, B21D 706
Patent
active
058195718
ABSTRACT:
An apparatus that allows a surgeon to bend a surgical instrument such as a phaco-emulsification tip at a surgical site. The apparatus includes a clamp that is mounted to a housing. The clamp may hold a proximal end of a phaco-emulsification tip. The tip is held adjacent to a die that is also attached to the housing. The surgeon can manually actuate an anvil that bends the phaco tip about the die. The distal end of the tip is bent along a scale located on the housing. The scale provides a visual indication of the bend angle of the tip. The surgeon can move the anvil until the distal end of the tip is aligned with a desired bend angle indicia of the scale. Multiple bend angles can be created in the phaco tip by rotating the tip within the clamp and re-actuating the anvil. The tip is eventually removed from the apparatus and attached to an ultrasonic handpiece for use in a phaco-emulsification procedure.
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