We are very proud to announce that KYON is the recipient of two RedDot Design awards. Over 5,500 products from all over the world were submitted for the 2019 competition. KYON’s Bending Pliers and FineTouch Claw Forceps both received the RedDot Design Award this year, designed in-house by Slobodan Tepic and Reto Hitz.
The Red Dot Award, founded in 1955, uses a jury of 40 international experts who test, discuss, and evaluate each entry live and on-site. The RedDot is the award for high design quality, and we are honored that two of our products have earned this distinction. The jury only awards this sought-after seal of quality to products that feature an outstanding design. Check out RedDot.
Bending Pliers
When repairing bone fractures, surgical plates need to be custom contoured to the shape of the patient’s bone before affixing them with screws. Bending a plate to match bone shape without deforming the screw holes can be a challenge; if the plate is overbent, screws will not seat or lock in place properly. KYON’s locking plating system includes these easy to use, high-strength aluminum pliers that minimize deformation of the plate around the screw holes during in-plane bending.
FineTouch Claw Forceps
This model, one of many offered by Kyon, has serrated jaws to hold bone fragments together, or to hold a bone plate to the bone. The most distinguishing functional feature is the highly precise friction locking mechanism which can be operated with one hand. A micro-ratchet provides security; the forceps will not release during surgery, even when used in conjunction with vibrating power equipment like oscillating saws. The main components are titanium alloy, while the pivot and locking mechanisms are hardened stainless steel. The finished product is lightweight, durable, and intuitive to use.
Click below for technical information on our two winning products.
Plates for surgical treatment of bone fractures need to be approximated to the shape of the bone where the plate is to be fixed with screws. The locking plating system includes these bending pliers to allow for in-plane plate bending. These pliers are designed to enable hole-to-hole in-plane bending, while limiting the deformation of the screw holes, so that the screws can seat and lock properly.
The instrument comprises two four-bar-linkages arranged symmetrically around a point exactly in the middle between the screw holes after the plate is positioned in the pliers. One of the links in each of the four-bar-linkages is connected to the others with flexible joints rather than pivots. For proper plate placement, the handles are squeezed, the plate is positioned and then the handles are released to the starting position. Three-point-bending is then accomplished by pulling the handles apart. The paths taken by the pins that bend the plate are approximately circular, minimizing deformation of the plate around the screw holes.
The instrument is produced from high strength aluminum and protected from corrosion by a special, chemically resistant hard anodizing.
Manufacturer Kyon, Zurich, Switzerland
In-house design Slobodan Tepic and Reto Hitz
Photography Marco Blessano Fotografie
Surgical bone holding forceps have three basic functional characteristics: (i) shape of the clamping jaws; (ii) handle type; and (iii) the locking mechanism.
This model, one of many offered by Kyon, has serrated jaws to hold bone fragments together, or to hold a bone plate to the bone. Handles are intended for finger use (thumb and the middle finger). The locking mechanism is friction based and released by the index finger. Added security of a micro-ratchet prevents release due to vibrations when power equipment, such as an oscillating saw, is used to cut bone held by the forceps.
The main components are titanium alloy to reduce instrument weight compared to conventionally used stainless steels. The pivot and the locking mechanism parts are made from a hardened stainless steel.
The most distinguishing functional feature is the locking mechanism, which can be operated with one hand. To guarantee safe friction locking throughout the range of handle and jaw movement, high precision is needed in both parts geometry and their relative position when assembled.
Manufacturer Kyon, Zurich, Switzerland
In-house design Slobodan Tepic and Reto Hitz
Photography Marco Blessano Fotografie