Patent ID: 9254158
Filing Date: 2016-02-09
CPC Classification: A61B

Claim Text:
1. A bending tool that is configured to bend an orthopedic implant that includes a first implant portion and a second implant portion, the bending tool comprising: a first jaw assembly that includes a first jaw that defines a first engagement surface; a second jaw assembly that is movably coupled to the first jaw assembly, the second jaw assembly including a second jaw, the second jaw including a base and an adjustment member that defines a second engagement surface, the adjustment member movably coupled to the base such that the second engagement surface is movable with respect to the first engagement surface along a lateral direction with respect to a longitudinal axis of the bending tool, wherein the first and second engagement surfaces are offset from each other along the lateral direction so as to define an adjustment distance that extends from the second engagement surface to the first engagement surface with respect to the lateral direction, such that the first and second engagement surfaces are separated by a gap, wherein the adjustment member is movable with respect to the base so as to adjust the adjustment distance, wherein movement of the first and second jaw assemblies relative to each other from an open configuration to a closed configuration a) causes at least one of the first and second jaws to move in at least the lateral direction to decrease the adjustment distance, and b) causes the first and second jaws to apply a force to a portion of the orthopedic implant that is disposed in the gap, thereby bending the orthopedic implant such that the first implant portion is offset relative to the second implant portion by an offset distance that is partially defined by the adjustment distance.