Bone plate vise
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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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Abstract
A vise to aid in bending a bone plate. The vise includes an elongate handle and a first clamp mechanism. The clamp mechanism includes a plate-receiving slot having an axis perpendicular to the long axis of the handle and rotationally fixed to the handle. The clamp mechanism also includes a moveable jaw bordering the plate-receiving slot. A jaw tightening mechanism urges the moveable jaw against a bone plate positioned in the plate-receiving slot to thereby secure the plate in the vise.
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1. A vise to aid in bending a bone plate, the vise comprising:
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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. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A vise to aid in bending a bone plate, the vise comprising:
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an elongate handle having a grip end and a clamp end, the handle including a slot formed in the grip end; a fixed jaw insert disposed in the slot of the handle, the fixed jaw insert having a first plate contacting surface; a moveable jaw disposed in the slot of the handle with a second plate contacting surface opposed to the first plate contacting surface, wherein the moveable jaw may be disposed in the slot by inserting the moveable jaw into the slot in a direction generally transverse to the long axis of the handle; and a jaw-tightening member mounted to the handle and configured to urge the moveable jaw toward the fixed jaw. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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