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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 26, 2022
Filed:
Sep. 30, 2019
Zimmer Biomet Spine, Inc., Westminster, CO (US);
Randall G. Mast, Denver, CO (US);
Allison Christine Capote, Boulder, CO (US);
Caleb Lee Stoll, Broomfield, CO (US);
ZIMMER BIOMET SPINE, INC., Westminster, CO (US);
Abstract
A rod reducer can comprise a reducing mechanism, a hinge mechanism, a handle mechanism and a bearing mechanism. The reducing mechanism can comprise a first elongate member extending along an axis to engage a bone anchor, and a second elongate member configured to slide along the first elongate member to engage a rod. The hinge mechanism can slidably couple the first and second elongate members such that the elongate members can translate against each other. The handle mechanism can comprise handles coupled to the hinge mechanism and configured to cause the first and second elongate members to translate relative to each other. The beating mechanism can be configured to permit the handles to rotate about the axis independent of the elongate members. Methods of using the rotating rod reducer can include rotating the handles out of the way of adjacent levels of a spinal column being simultaneously reduced.