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Bone plate vise

  • US 6,077,271 A
  • Filed: 03/05/1999
  • Issued: 06/20/2000
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/06/1998
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A vise to aid in bending a bone plate, the vise comprising:

  • an elongate handle having a grip end;

    a first clamp mechanism fixed to an end of the handle opposite the grip end, the clamp mechanism including a plate-receiving slot having an axis perpendicular to the long axis of the handle, the clamp mechanism being fixed against rotation with respect to the handle and including a moveable jaw bordering the plate-receiving slot; and

    a jaw tightening mechanism configured to urge the moveable jaw against a bone plate positioned in the plate-receiving slot to thereby secure the bone plate in the vise.

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