heavy duty bone plate pliers

The largest Bone Plate Pliers in the range, these will contour all plates other than the 4.5 broad. The bending head has 3 interchangeable anvils and the ‘hammer’ side has 3 different shapes which rotate. This offers the surgeon 6 different contouring options to match different plates and different shapes. Tips on the use of plate pliers: • These notes apply to all bone plate pliers. • The pliers work at maximum efficiency when the handles are approx. parallel with each other. • Place the plate to be contoured in between the anvils. • Adjust the gap between the anvils using the screw until the handles are parallel with each other. • Squeezing the handles together will bend the plate. • Readjust the pliers using the screw to bring the handles parallel once again. • Contouring the plate should be accomplished using several small adjustments rather than one big one.