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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 30, 2026
Filed:
Aug. 22, 2024
Life Spine, Inc., Huntley, IL (US);
Michael S. Butler, St. Charles, IL (US);
Danish Siddiqui, Northbrook, IL (US);
Daniel Predick, Wheat Ridge, CO (US);
LIFE SPINE, INC., Huntley, IL (US);
Abstract
A guide assembly includes a rod guide portion comprising an upper threaded portion and a non-threaded portion, a spinal rod holder coupled to the rod guide portion and configured to receive a spinal screw, the spinal rod holder comprising an intermediate threaded portion spaced apart from the upper threaded portion by the non-threaded portion and a lower threaded portion, where the upper threaded portion is configured to engage a threaded portion of a reduction tool in a first configuration and disengage the threaded portion of the reduction tool in a second configuration with the reduction tool advanced in the spinal rod holder toward the lower threaded portion, and the rod guide portion is removable from a remainder of the spinal rod holder.