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

Claim 0:
1. A needle bending assembly configured to at least temporarily contain a needle, the needle bending assembly comprising:
a first housing section defining a first cavity configured to at least temporarily contain a first section of the needle;
a second housing section defining a second cavity configured to at least temporarily contain a second section of the needle forming a distal tip thereof; and
a coupling element coupled between the first housing section and the second housing section such that when the needle is contained within the needle bending assembly, movement of the second housing section relative to the first housing section results in a bending of the needle at a location corresponding to the coupling element,
wherein the first housing section, the second housing section, and the coupling element are monolithically constructed.