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- Patent Title: Flexible rod manufacturing apparatus and method for a spinal fixation and the flexible rod manufactured through the same
- Patent Title (中): 用于脊柱固定的柔性杆制造装置和方法以及通过其制造的柔性杆
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Application No.: US11851104Application Date: 2007-09-06
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Publication No.: US07765843B2Publication Date: 2010-08-03
- Inventor: Kyung-Woo Park
- Applicant: Kyung-Woo Park
- Agency: Lowe Hauptman Ham & Berner LLP
- Priority: KR10-2006-0086345 20060907
- Main IPC: B21F3/02
- IPC: B21F3/02 ; B21D11/14

Abstract:
The present invention relates to a rod capable of securely connecting pedicle screws in a pedicle screw system for correcting a damaged or transformed spine and a method and an apparatus for fabricating the same and, more particularly, to a flexible pedicle rod with superelasticity in order to provide a flexibility to a fixation between spine segments and a method and an apparatus capable of fabrication the same in mass production. The apparatus according to the present invention comprises 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 wind 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element mounted on the X- and Y-axis moving element, the material molding element gripping both ends of the material withdrawn from the material withdrawing element and rotating to mold a portion of the material in a spring shape.
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