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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 18, 2011
Filed:
Sep. 26, 2006
Dan S. Cohen, Miami Beach, FL (US);
Nicholas J. Bender, Budd Lake, NJ (US);
Oliver Buchert, Wallington, NJ (US);
Rui J. Ferreira, Livingston, NJ (US);
Dan S. Cohen, Miami Beach, FL (US);
Nicholas J. Bender, Budd Lake, NJ (US);
Oliver Buchert, Wallington, NJ (US);
Rui J. Ferreira, Livingston, NJ (US);
EBI, LLC, Parsippany, NJ (US);
Abstract
A percutaneous tower for the orthopedic procedures. The tower can include an outer elongated member, an inner elongated member received within the outer elongated member, a release actuator operable to move the inner elongated member relative to the outer elongated member between first and second positions, and a fastener engagement member coupled to a distal portion of the tower and operable to engage a bone fastener when the inner elongated member is in the first position, and to disengage the bone fastener when the inner elongated member is in the second position.