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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 29, 2018
Filed:
Nov. 27, 2013
Blackstone Medical, Inc., Lewisville, TX (US);
Cin K. Abidin, Lewisville, TX (US);
Blackstone Medical, Inc., Lewisville, TX (US);
Abstract
A minimally invasive counter-torque system may comprise a bone screw system, a counter-torque wrench, a set screw driver, a counter-torque wrench handle, and a removable set screw driver handle. A body of the counter-torque wrench may be positioned entirely within a space as defined by or between removable arms of a tulip head of the bone screw system, such that only the wings of the counter-torque wrench extend beyond a width of the bone screw system. In operation, the counter-torque wrench handle may be received on a proximal end of the counter-torque wrench and may be used to stabilize and prevent rotation of the counter-torque wrench and the bone screw system. Then, the removable set screw drive handle may be engaged to a proximal end of the set screw driver and may be used to fasten a set screw into the saddle of the bone screw system.