Surgical instrument · Specialty
French Rod Bender
Also called French bender, French rod shaper, Rod bender
- Type
- Specialty
- Length
- 11¼ in
A large hand-held bender for shaping spinal rods on the back table. The French rod shaper is 11.5 in.
Primary uses
What this instrument is on the table to do.
Bends the cut rod to the curve shown by the trial rod (rod template) before the rod is placed in the screws.
Sizes & variants
The lengths, angles and patterns it comes in.
11¼″286 mm
Firebird Rod Bender 52-1046. Teleflex Universal Rod Bender 11-1/4 in (28.5 cm).
From the field
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