Honolulu, Hawaii. June 20, 2019. Pacific Instruments Inc., a globally recognized contract manufacturer and procurement source of orthopedic instruments, announces that it has been granted a US Patent No. 10,327,828 (published June 24, 2019) from the US Patent and Trademark Office for its innovative rod bender design that easily bends hard materials like cobalt chrome spinal fixation rods. Partnering with Loukas Medical Inc., a design consulting firm, Pacific Instruments proves they are a global leader in the orthopedic industry to keep raising the bar of quality and design of orthopedic instruments based on its technical expertise gained over 27 years in the orthopedic industry.
President and CEO of Pacific Instruments, Holger Gruenert, stated “This innovative rod bender will allow orthopedic surgeons to bend rods as short as 40 mm with less applied force and better control. Along with its patented rod bender, Pacific Instruments continues its growth in the orthopedic industry with a second patent pending surgical instrument design; a recent CE certification to market some of our instruments in the European Union; and an innovative instrument set for trauma in development. I am proud that Pacific Instruments keeps making an impact toward servicing its customers with high quality instrumentation in the orthopedic industry.”
About Pacific Instruments, Inc.
Pacific Instruments focuses on supplying its OEM orthopedic customers with custom and off-the-shelf, high quality orthopedic instruments. Pacific Instruments brings value to the OEM with its extensive knowledge of instrument designs, manufacturing, and quality control specifications. Quality is our strength and we care about our customers and the instruments. FDA registered. ISO 13485:2016 certified. CE certified.
About Loukas Medical Inc.
Loukas Medical Inc. is a design consulting firm and its owner, James A. Rinner, has over 55 years of experience in spinal implant and orthopedic instrument design. Mr. Rinner has 69 US patents in the orthopedic field.