Gratloch Wire Bender | 7 1/2" (191mm)
Bend .062" K-Wire single-handedly without sacrificing stability.
7 1/2" (191mm)
Maximum capacity .062" (1.6mm)
Special hardened, wear-resistant
Stainless tool steel
U.S. patent #5,314,431
Note: The Gratloch Wire Bender can stabilize and bend a Kirschner wire simultaneously. K-Wires can be bent close to the bone single-handedly without sacrificing fracture or osteotomy stability.
To bend wire:
1. After the insertion of K-Wire in the bone, cut the wire, leaving a piece of 1/2" to 3/4" in length.
2. Insert the K-Wire into angled slot of Gratloch„¢ Bender as close to the bone as possible.
3. Press handles to bend wire (.062" wire will bend 90°, smaller diameters will bend slightly less than 90º)
4. Additional features of the Gratloch„¢ Wire Bender include two angled cannulations at the proximal end of each handle for flush bending wire (.045" and .062").
