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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 15, 2018
Filed:
Jan. 06, 2016
Aesculap Implant Systems, Llc, Center Valley, PA (US);
Chris Good, Center Valley, PA (US);
Keith Christman, Center Valley, PA (US);
AESCULAP IMPLANT SYSTEMS, LLC, Center Valley, PA (US);
Abstract
A rod inserter, system and method are provided which allows for insertion of a rod through a freehand method. The inserter can include an extension structure extending from a handle, the extension structure having a distal end, a proximal end, and a longitudinal axis. The inserter can also include a plurality of linkage structures located in a passageway in the extension structure. The linkage structures can cause a rod connection structure to connect to the rod when the distal linkage structure is moved in a first direction, and to cause the rod connection structure to disconnect from the rod when the distal linkage structure is moved in a second direction substantially opposite to the first direction.