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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 13, 2016
Filed:
Nov. 14, 2014
K2m, Inc., Leesburg, VA (US);
Robert Shay Bess, Castle Rock, CO (US);
Frank Schwab, New York, NY (US);
David Dreusicke, Herndon, VA (US);
Theo Choi, Arlington, VA (US);
Thomas Errico, New York, NY (US);
K2M, Inc., Leesburg, VA (US);
Abstract
A pedicle screw locking system includes a reduction tube and a locking driver. The reduction tube includes an inner shaft, a pair of grips, a reduction sleeve, and a rotatable tube. The inner shaft has a threaded end and reduction arms distally extending from the threaded end. Each grip of the pair of grips has a finger configured to engage the receiver of a pedicle screw. The reduction sleeve and the rotatable tube are disposed over and coaxially aligned with the inner shaft. The rotatable tube is coupled to the reduction sleeve. The rotatable tube moves the reduction sleeve relative to the reduction arms. The locking driver includes a threaded portion and a blunt tip. The threaded portion is configured to thread into threads in the receiver of the pedicle screw until the blunt tip locks the receiver of the pedicle screw.