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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 08, 2015
Filed:
May. 06, 2013
Life Spine, Inc., Hoffman Estates, IL (US);
Michael S. Butler, St. Charles, IL (US);
Danish Siddiqui, Northbrook, IL (US);
Daniel Predick, Chicago, IL (US);
Life Spine, Inc., Huntley, IL (US);
Abstract
A guide assembly includes a spinal screw assembly having a bone screw and a spinal rod holder; and a spinal rod guide having first and second elongated arc portions defining a pair of longitudinal slots extending along the first and second arc portions, each of the first and second arc portions further defining at least one recess extending transversely from each of the longitudinal slots, the at least one recess configured to receive at least a portion of a reduction tool to enable reduction of a spinal rod received within the spinal rod holder.