US 12,226,948 B2
Devices, assemblies, kits, systems and methods for shaping of elongated elements containing thermoplastic polymers
Oren Globerman, Kfar-Shmaryahu (IL); Mordechay Beyar, Tel Aviv (IL); and Daniel Umansky, Kfar Saba (IL)
Assigned to CarboFix Spine Inc., , NC (US)
Appl. No. 17/435,786
Filed by CarboFix Spine Inc, Ocean Isle Beach, NC (US); and Oren Globerman, Kfar-Shmaryahu (IL)
PCT Filed Mar. 5, 2020, PCT No. PCT/IL2020/050261
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Sep. 2, 2021,
PCT Pub. No. WO2020/178838, PCT Pub. Date Sep. 10, 2020.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/814,873, filed on Mar. 7, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2022/0048240 A1, Feb. 17, 2022
Int. Cl. B29C 53/08 (2006.01); A61B 17/68 (2006.01); B29C 53/84 (2006.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01); B29K 101/12 (2006.01); B29L 31/00 (2006.01)
CPC B29C 53/083 (2013.01) [A61B 17/68 (2013.01); B29C 53/84 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00526 (2013.01); B29K 2101/12 (2013.01); B29L 2031/7532 (2013.01)] 6 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method of bending of an elongated assembly, the method comprising:
providing an elongated assembly, the elongated assembly having a length and comprising:
an elongated orthopedic implant comprising a thermoplastic polymer, and
a transverse cross-sectional profile maintaining device surrounding completely and supporting the elongated orthopedic implant along the entire length of the elongated orthopedic implant, such that the transverse cross-sectional profile maintaining device maintains a shape and prevents distortion of a transverse cross-sectional profile of the elongated orthopedic implant during shaping upon heating of the elongated assembly,
heating the elongated assembly using a heating device to provide a heated elongated assembly;
configuring a bending device according to a desired bending profile of the elongated orthopedic implant;
bending the heated elongated assembly by the bending device to provide a bended elongated assembly comprising a bended elongated orthopedic implant having the desired bending profile while maintaining the shape and preventing the distortion of the transverse cross-sectional profile of the elongated orthopedic implant by the transverse cross-sectional profile maintaining device;
cooling the bended elongated assembly; and
releasing the transverse cross-sectional profile maintaining device from the elongated orthopedic implant.