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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 23, 2016
Filed:
Jun. 17, 2014
Depuy Synthes Products, Inc., Raynham, MA (US);
Shawn D. Stad, Fall River, MA (US);
James Paiva, Warren, RI (US);
DePuy Synthes Products, Inc., Raynham, MA (US);
Abstract
A spinal fixation element fixation reduction system is provided herein. In general, the system can include a cap element with a bore having a central axis extending therethrough wherein the cap element is configured to releasably engage any type of surgical device (e.g., an access sleeve, a vertebral body rotator, etc.). Further, the system can include a driver configured to be slidably and removably positioned through the cap element. The system can also include an actuator configured to apply a force to the driver substantially along the central axis of the cap element thereby moving the driver in a distal direction so as to effect reduction of a spinal fixation element into a bone anchor. Additionally, a method of reducing a spinal fixation element into a bone anchor is also provided wherein the method can be performed as a minimally invasive surgical procedure or as an open procedure.