Patent ID: 11931057
Assignee: ARTHREX, INC.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 9:
10. A handheld device, comprising:
an inner drive shaft;
an elongated, tubular, outer housing encapsulating the inner drive shaft such that the inner drive shaft is positioned within the outer housing;
an implement at a distal end of the outer housing;
wherein the inner drive shaft includes at least one inner drive shaft bendable section positioned between distal and proximal ends of the inner drive shaft;
wherein the outer housing includes at least one outer housing bendable section positioned between distal and proximal ends of outer housing; and
wherein the at least one inner drive shaft bendable section is heated forming an annealed at least one inner drive shaft bendable section;
a bender configured to bend the at least one inner drive shaft bendable section and the at least one outer housing bendable section;
wherein the bender comprises first and second arms coupled together via a pivot pin and wherein the first arm includes a first curved shaft receiver and the second arm includes a second curved shaft receiver that is aligned with the first curved shaft receiver; and
wherein the at least one inner drive shaft bendable section is more flexible than the at least one outer housing bendable section.