Patent ID: 7771433
Filing Date: 2010-08-10
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. A fracture fixation plate shaping system, comprising: a) a bone plate including a plurality of longitudinally displaced threaded holes; b) a plurality of removable tubular elements removably coupled in said threaded holes; c) a first shaping tool having a handle portion having a first portion and an end portion sized and shaped to engage with one of said tubular elements, said first and end portions located at opposite ends of said first shaping tool and transversely oriented relative to each other; and d) a second shaping tool having a handle portion having a first and an end portion sized and shaped to engage with another of said tubular elements, said first and end portions located at opposite ends of said second shaping tool, said first and second shaping tools longitudinally engageable with said tubular elements for the manual application of force to said bone plate to bend said bone plate relative to three axes between two adjacent threaded holes in which said tubular elements are removably coupled.