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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 25, 2010
Filed:
Apr. 25, 2006
John Stewart Young, Memphis, TN (US);
Douglas D. Kave, Byhalia, MS (US);
John Stewart Young, Memphis, TN (US);
Douglas D. Kave, Byhalia, MS (US);
Abstract
One embodiment of the present application includes a surgical instrument comprising a first member and a second member that are pivotally interconnected together. The first member and the second member each include a proximal end structured for manual manipulation by an operator and a distal end defining a gripping nose structured to engage a bone anchor. The instrument further includes a bearing surface to contact an implantable rod when the gripping nose is engaged with a bone anchor and to urge the rod toward the bone anchor when the gripping nose is pivoted thereabout. A thread guide is included that is engaged by threading of a rotatable member. The rotatable member can include a swivel-mounted head structured to bear against and further urge the rod toward a seat in the bone anchor when the rotatable member is turned through the guide.