摘要 |
Apparatus for manufacturing a bone dowel includes a machine base with tracks on a surface thereof. Modules configured to slide in the tracks may include a module for a high speed rotary tool, a collet module, a vise module and a threading module. A vise module may include a base configured to slide in the tracks of the machine base, a frame configured to slide on the vise module base, two opposing vise jaws held within the frame, a spring device between the vise jaws, and a press that sits on top of the vise jaws within the frame. A bone dowel manufactured using the apparatus may include smoothed ends, a slot on one end, a canal running through the dowel perpendicular to the long axis, a hole running through the dowel along the long axis, and threads on the outer surface.
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