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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7552748 | Device for bending wire of a wire fence An apparatus for bending wire of a wire fence so as to increase the tension thereof is provided. The apparatus includes a first member that has a female portion. The female portion has a recess surface, that may be flat, located between a first projection and a seco... | 06/30/2009 |
| 7276073 | Straightening tools having guide templates for angled tissue cutting instruments and methods of using the same A straightening tool for straightening an elongate angled member of an angled tissue cutting instrument in which the elongate angled member has a proximal length portion and an initial bend connecting the proximal length portion to a distal length portion extending ... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7139614 | Leads for pacing and/or sensing the heart from within the coronary veins A lead for monitoring or stimulating cardiac activity is provided. The lead is adapted for implantation on or about the heart within the coronary vasculature and for connection to a signal generator. The lead body has one or more electrodes associated therewith. The... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7089969 | Brick mason wire bend A Brick Mason Wire Bend tool for use of adjusting the tie wire in masonry construction has the form of a bar having an intermediate bent radius section and opposite end portions which are displaced out of the plane of the intermediate section at an acute angle. The ... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7076980 | Robot and method for bending orthodontic archwires and other medical devices A robotic bending apparatus for bending archwires and other types of elongate, bendable medical devices into a desired configuration includes a first gripping tool and a moveable gripping tool. The first gripping tool can be either fixed with respect to a base or ta... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7058449 | Safety pacing in multi-site CRM devices Safety pacing in multi-site cardiac rhythm management (CRM) devices is provided. According to various method embodiments, a first cardiac signal from a first cardiac region and a second cardiac signal from a second cardiac region are sensed. The first cardiac region... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7032627 | Wire forming tool A wire forming pliers having opposed faces on jaws, each with a relief between the face and a pivot point of the pliers, the reliefs forming a recess, and a link loosely secured to the pivot point and carrying a post extending into the recess such that a loop can be... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7032291 | Method of manufacturing stator winding of rotary electric machine A method of manufacturing a stator winding includes a twisting step of U-shaped conductor segments having a pair of straight portions by moving the straight portions in the circumferential direction while restraining the turn portions of the U-shaped conductor segme... | 04/25/2006 |
| 6963774 | Safety pacing in multi-site CRM devices An apparatus and method for providing pacing pulses to a second site when the pacing pulses are inhibited from being provided to a first site. A first cardiac signal and a second cardiac signal are sensed, where both the first and second cardiac signals include indi... | 11/08/2005 |
| 6938453 | Tool for applying clips A closure tool (10, 40) for closing heavy-duty clips (11) as used for example in the building trade and in agriculture has a body (13), a pair of handles (14) mounted on the body (13) on pivots (15) and a pair of anvils (... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6936069 | Muscle stripping device A tendon graft stripping device for use in removing the muscle attachments to a tendon while the tendon is being prepared for use as a graft during ligament and tendon reconstruction surgery is disclosed. The muscle stripping device is made from a metal or plastic b... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6922589 | Site reversion in cardiac rhythm management Methods for failure recovery in a cardiac rhythm management system and apparatus capable of carrying out the methods. The methods include applying a first pacing therapy using one or more leads. The methods further include detecting a failure condition on one or mor... | 07/26/2005 |
| 6805169 | Method and apparatus for wire splicing The present invention relates to a wire termination system for terminating wires in at least one of a plurality of terminal connectors removably affixed to each other in a terminal connector strip that includes a body having a connector positioning cavity therein fo... | 10/19/2004 |
| 6792635 | Type of joining pliers An improved type of joining pliers, particularly one that presses and joins an object (coating terminal) to a conductive wire and can make correction without being deviated or displaced during a compressing and joining process, comprising a left handle, a right hand... | 09/21/2004 |
| 6659141 | Tool for bending a ceiling support rod A tool for bending ceiling support rods. The tool includes a first lever and a second lever. The first lever has a first handle portion and an associated first jaw portion, the first jaw portion has a contoured surface. The second lever has a second handl... | 12/09/2003 |
| 6554173 | Robertson driver A Robertson driver is disclosed which has a slot (10) in the end of the tip (12) that can fit over a wire, enabling the user to manipulate the wire.... | 04/29/2003 |
| 6536103 | Tool for installing a coaxial cable connector A coaxial cable installation tool useful for folding back an exposed portion of grounded shielding on the end of a coaxial cable in preparation for the attachment of the coaxial cable to a coaxial cable connector. In a preferred embodiment, the installati... | 03/25/2003 |
| 6293791 | Z-bend orthodontic instrument and method An orthodontic instrument includes a pair of complementary mating die movable together and apart for forming a Z-shaped bend in an orthodontic arch wire. A Z-shaped bend in an orthodontic arch wire is utilized in conjunction with an orthodontic appliance ... | 09/25/2001 |
| 6249956 | Method and apparatus for manufacturing AC-generator's stator for vehicle The object of the present invention is to provide a method and an apparatus for manufacturing a stator to improve accuracy in inserting conductor segments (3, 31, 32) into slots (2). The apparatus according to the present invention comprises a conductor h... | 06/26/2001 |
| 6006581 | Rod bending system A rod bending system includes a handle that holds a template rod and an implant rod in close proximity and in a fixed orientation with respect to one another. The system further includes one or more of the following: (a) a rod bender for bending the impla... | 12/28/1999 |
| 5819580 | Bending tool A bending tool for bending rods or like items, and including two handles and three bending posts. Two of the posts move with the handle, and the third post is a center post which is selectively rotatable to positions for determining the bend in the item. ... | 10/13/1998 |
| 5758537 | Method and apparatus for mounting, inspecting and adjusting probe card needles A method and apparatus for mounting, inspecting, and adjusting probe card needles used during testing of fabricated circuits. A build wafer, comprised of build and scrub target patterns, is used to mount and re-work probe needle assemblies onto a probe ca... | 06/02/1998 |
| 5601122 | Dual mode single device dual action lead forming tool A single device dual action lead forming tool uses standard long nose pliers as the basis of its construction. A set of lead forming elements is incorporated into each plier jaw element. Each set contains forming tooth and forming receptacle elements posi... | 02/11/1997 |
| 5545168 | Apparatus for both tensioning and crimping a surgical wire An apparatus and method for tightening and crimping a surgical wire used for orthopedic purposes. The apparatus of this invention includes a pair of operating handles which are biased apart and which operate a pair of opposed jaws to which they are connec... | 08/13/1996 |
| 5520227 | Tool for forming controlled bends in wire A tool for forming a controlled bend in a wire to be positioned around a terminal screw or post. The tool has a wire bending head at one end of a shaft which has a handle at the opposite end, the wire bending head including a post coaxial with the shaft a... | 05/28/1996 |
| 5495741 | Apparatus for bending a band-shaped work An apparatus for bending a band-shaped work, the apparatus including a stationary cylinder having at least a pair of slits on diametrically opposite sides thereof, the slits providing a passageway in which the work is inserted through the slits, a rotary ... | 03/05/1996 |
| 5490409 | Adjustable cam action rod bender for surgical rods A cam action surgical rod bender includes a locking assembly which locks a bending knob in place. The rod bender includes a knee lever configuration for keeping the bending knob still, wherein a pin is moved downwardly along a channelled cam surface to pr... | 02/13/1996 |
| 5477724 | Apparatus for forming bale tie for package For tying a compressed bale tending to expand primarily along a major axis, a bale tie made preferably from steel wire or alternatively from steel strap is bent to form two marcelled portions, which are characterized by sinusoidal undulations, which are o... | 12/26/1995 |
| 5395236 | Orthodontic pliers The pliers in overall structure resemble conventional orthodontic pliers, but have specialized jaw members adapted to effectuate necessary gingivally directed bends in the distal ends of the arch wire. With reference to an imaginary plane along which the ... | 03/07/1995 |
| 5277231 | Stylet former A method and apparatus for imparting a reproducible curve formation to a wire stylet. The stylet former comprises a substantially cylindrical forming body having a conically tapered end. A semi-rigid forming arm is coupled to an axle extending axially out... | 01/11/1994 |
| 5193260 | Pin extracting device A device for extracting pins from an assembly by forcing the end of the pin into a swaging member, deforming the pin and firmly gripping it in the device. An impact force is then applied to the device to remove the pin from the assembly.... | 03/16/1993 |
| 5161404 | Rod bender An instrument for bending a rod, wherein the instrument includes an elongated handle and an angled tip extending therefrom. The tip includes a channel or bore therethrough for receiving the rod. The top side of the tip may include a flat surface thereon. ... | 11/10/1992 |
| 5113685 | Apparatus for contouring spine plates and/or rods A plurality of instruments or members are provided to plastically deform spine plates or rods to a configuration which corresponds to a desired configuration for connection with a spinal column. A pair of flat benders have slots which are engageable with ... | 05/19/1992 |
| 5110291 | Apparatus for bending dental root canal instruments Apparatus for bending dental instrument for use in root canals. The apparatus includes two rotatable sleeves made of plastic material one of which is carried by a stationary element which acts as a handle and the other one of which is carried by a movable... | 05/05/1992 |
| 5084935 | Multiple-purpose wire shaping and cutting tool A multiple-purpose wire shaping and cutting tool wherein the two levers are connected to each other by a pivot between the jaws and the handles. The confronting sides of the handles are formed with complementary elongated male and female corrugating eleme... | 02/04/1992 |
| 5063770 | Crimping tool A crimping tool includes an elongated first handle member, a pair of head plates pivoted to the front portion of the first handle member, and an elongated second handle member having a front portion pivoted on the head plates to allow movement of its rear... | 11/12/1991 |
| 4716757 | Guide wire tip shaping tool and method Tool and method for bending of shaping the tips of angioplasty guide wires. The tool has two relatively rigid body sections joined together by a relatively flexible hinge, with a flexible tube extending across the hinge for holding the tip of the wire to ... | 01/05/1988 |
| 4637084 | Crimping and cutting tool A crimping and cutting tool useable for cutting wire and connection of a ferrule tip type electrical connector to an electrically conductive wire. The tool includes first and second lever members pivotally connected with a pivot pin. Each lever member has... | 01/20/1987 |
| 4635687 | Fence tool for wire crimping and wire cutting An improved hand tool for cutting and crimping fence wire is provided. The tool includes a toggle actuated mechanism for crimping wire between two rows of linearly translatable teeth and for cutting wire between a pair of cutting elements.... | 01/13/1987 |
| 4485852 | Apparatus and method for removing slack in wire fences A tool for removing slack in wire fences and the like includes a shank having a handle at one end and a first slot extending axially into the other end for engaging a fence wire. A second slot extending axially into the other end of the shank and angularl... | 12/04/1984 |
