Patent ID: 7765843

Claim:
An apparatus for fabricating a flexible pedicle rod for pedicle fixation, comprising: a body; an X- and Y-axis moving element mounted on a top surface of the body, the X- and Y-axis moving element simultaneously moving in X-axis and Y-axis directions to bend a material at an angle of 90 degrees; a magazine mounted on the X- and Y-axis moving element to load a material; a material withdrawing element for withdrawing materials one by one from the magazine; and a material molding element mounted on the X- and Y-axis moving element, the material molding element gripping both ends of the material withdrawn from the material withdrawing element and rotating to mold a portion of the material in a spring shape, wherein the material withdrawing element includes: a feeder mounted at a rear end of the magazine to withdraw materials loaded to the magazine by moving them forward one by one; a feeder driving motor for providing rotation power to the feeder such that the feeder moves forward; and a first timing belt for connecting between the feeder and the feeder driving motor to deliver power; and wherein the material molding element includes: a die mounted in front of the feeder to grip a rear end of a material supplied by means of the operation of the feeder; a fixing base mounted on the X- and Y-axis moving element, the fixing base and having a groove shaft mounted at a front side of the fixing base, the groove shaft supporting a material by fixing the other end of the material thereto; a C-axis motor for providing a positive/reverse rotation force to the fixing base to bend a material in the spring shape; and a second timing belt for connecting between the groove shaft of the fixing base and the C-axis motor to deliver power.