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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 30, 2015
Filed:
Jul. 31, 2008
Larry T. Khoo, Studio City, CA (US);
Peter Thomas Miller, Austin, TX (US);
Ryan Carter Harvey, Bordeaux, FR;
Craig Lee Ford, Beverly Hills, CA (US);
Larry T. Khoo, Studio City, CA (US);
Peter Thomas Miller, Austin, TX (US);
Ryan Carter Harvey, Bordeaux, FR;
Craig Lee Ford, Beverly Hills, CA (US);
Zimmer Spine, Inc., Minneapolis, MN (US);
Abstract
Embodiments of a surgical instrument disclosed herein can include mechanisms for reduction and distraction as well as compression. Some embodiments of the surgical instrument may comprise a reducer knob having a first passage through which a first shaft of a driver is acceptable, a connecting element coupled to the reducer knob and having a second passage through which the first shaft of the driver is acceptable, a compressor handle coupled to the connecting element at a first end and having a through hole, and a common handle coupled to the compressor handle via the through hole and pivots between the reducer knob and the compressor handle. With embodiments of a surgical instrument disclosed herein, surgical personnel can distract and hold vertebrae in a distracted state and perform a reduction without having to switch or add instruments. Some embodiments disclosed herein can be particularly useful for reducing spondylolisthesis during posterior fixation.