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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 17, 2014
Filed:
Mar. 19, 2008
Applicants:
Jeffrey W. Beale, Bartlett, TN (US);
John Stewart Young, Memphis, TN (US);
Inventors:
Jeffrey W. Beale, Bartlett, TN (US);
John Stewart Young, Memphis, TN (US);
Assignee:
Warsaw Orthopedic, Inc., Warsaw, IN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/88 (2005.12);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Rod reducers for use in orthopedic surgery are disclosed that include a fastener engaging member and a reducing member coupled together by an actuator assembly. The fastener engaging member can be secured to a fastener engaged to bone or tissue of the patient. The actuator assembly moves the reducing member such that its distal end contacts a rod and moves it toward the fastener.