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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 17, 2023
Filed:
Jul. 16, 2019
Aesculap Implant Systems, Llc, Center Valley, PA (US);
Jacob Park, Center Valley, PA (US);
Andrew Dauster, Center Valley, PA (US);
Jeffrey S. Tompkins, Center Valley, PA (US);
Aesculap Implant Systems, LLC, Center Valley, PA (US);
Abstract
A persuader instrument for advancing a fixation rod into a vertebral implant includes a housing and at least one arm. The at least one arm can include detents for detachable connection to the vertebral implant. The persuader instrument can also include a shaft coupled to an anchor. The anchor can include a fixation rod engagement surface. The shaft can be axially displaceable through the housing to axially displace the anchor and a rod engaged by the anchor. The persuader instrument can further include an auto-locking ratchet assembly in releasable engagement with the shaft. The auto-locking ratchet assembly can control axial displacement of the shaft through the longitudinal passage of the housing.