Patent ID: 11937861
Assignee: MEDOS INTERNATIONAL SARL
Field: Machine tools (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC A  B | IPC A  B

Claim 17:
18. A method of bending or cutting an implant using an instrument, comprising:
inserting an implant within a body of an instrument, the instrument having a pusher and a bending or cutting template having the implant disposed therebetween, and a drive shaft that extends through a bore formed in the pusher;
positioning the implant between a first portion and a second portion of the bending or cutting template, the first portion and the second portion having one or more rollers configured to engage opposing surfaces of the implant;
actuating the instrument to exert a bending or cutting force onto the implant; and
replacing one or more rollers of the template with a roller having a specific radius of curvature to adjust a bend formed in the implant.