Surgical rod bending

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9999460
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14940818

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A system for bending a surgical rod including a linear actuator and a rotational actuator is provided. The linear actuator is configured for moving the surgical rod along a linear direction of the system, and the rotational actuator is configured for rotating the surgical rod about the linear direction. A bending mechanism is also provided positioned downstream of the linear and rotational actuators configured for bending the surgical rod. A controller is operably connected to the linear and rotational actuators and the bending mechanism, the controller configured to activate the various components and bend the surgical rod into a desired three-dimensional shape.

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UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINACOLUMBIA SC

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Ferdous, Jahid Columbia, US 1 6
Grabowski, Gregory Columbia, US 6 40
Shazly, Tarek Columbia, US 4 6

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