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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 21, 2014
Filed:
Nov. 10, 2008
Applicants:
Jason Blain, Encinitas, CA (US);
Eric Kovach, Carlsbad, CA (US);
Matt Lake, Carlsbad, CA (US);
Inventors:
Assignee:
Spinal Elements, Inc., Carlsbad, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/70 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/7086 (2013.01);
Abstract
A rod reducer instrument is configured to be secured to a fixation element and to force a rod into engagement with the fixation element. The rod reducer instrument can have a pliers to secure the rod reducer to the fixation element and a threaded shaft with a handle and a pusher member. The pliers can form a threaded channel that engages the threaded shaft and directs a movement of the shaft. The threaded shaft can translate a rotational movement at the handle into a linear movement at the pusher member and in this way force a rod into engagement with a fixation element.