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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 19, 2019
Filed:
Feb. 25, 2014
Applicant:
Stryker European Holdings I, Llc, Kalamazoo, MI (US);
Inventors:
Joshua Stein, Hoboken, NJ (US);
Charles L. Bush, Jr., Wayne, NJ (US);
Assignee:
Stryker European Holdings I, LLC, Kalamazoo, MI (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/70 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/7086 (2013.01); A61B 17/7083 (2013.01);
Abstract
A spinal rod insertion instrument includes a hollow, monolithic body having a proximal end and a distal end. The body defines a passageway that extends along a first axis between the proximal and distal ends. The distal end includes first and second arms defining a slot therebetween. The first and second arms are configured to releasably retain a spinal rod therebetween. Also provided is a method of securing a spinal rod to a coupling element attached with a pedicle screw.