Patent ID: 11945021
Assignee: BENDRX, INC.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC B  A | IPC A  B

Claim 6:
7. The needle bending assembly of claim 1, wherein the first housing section includes an inner surface defining at least a portion of the first cavity, the second housing section includes an inner surface defining at least a portion of the second cavity, and when the needle is contained in the needle bending assembly:
the inner surface of the first housing section is configured to contact the first section of the needle,
the inner surface of the second housing section is spaced apart from the second section of the needle when the second housing section is in a first configuration relative to the first housing section, and
the inner surface of the second housing section is placed in contact with the second section of the needle when the second housing section is moved to a second configuration relative to the first housing section, the contact operable to bend the needle at the location corresponding to the coupling element, and
the inner surface of the first housing section and the inner surface of the second housing section being shaped to allow withdrawal of the needle from each of the first cavity and the second cavity after bending.