Implant holder

An implant holding system, comprising:

• an outer tube having a sealed first outer end and an open second outer end, the outer tube having a removable outer cap configured to selectively seal the second outer end;
• an inner tube configured to be disposed within the outer tube, the inner tube having a sealed first inner end configured to engage the outer cap of the outer tube, the inner tube having an open second inner end and a removable inner cap configured to selectively seal the second inner end;
• a bone anchor having a driver head;
• and
• a holder configured to be disposed within the inner tube, the holder having a longitudinal axis extending between a first holder end configured to engage the inner cap of the inner tube and an open second holder end, and a lumen extending at least partially therethrough from the second holder end towards the first holder end, wherein the lumen is configured to receive at least part of the bone anchor therein, and wherein a plurality of alignment members extend at least partially into the lumen, the plurality of alignment members being configured to engage the bone anchor to maintain an orientation of the bone anchor relative to the longitudinal axis of the holder when the bone anchor is received in the lumen.

A surgical method, comprising:

• removing a sealed cover from an outer tube, wherein the outer tube houses an inner tube and an implant holder is disposed within the inner tube and a threaded shaft of a bone anchor is held in a first orientation within the implant holder relative to a longitudinal axis of the implant holder through engagement with a receiving head and a collar of the implant holder, wherein an interior of the outer tube, the inner tube, the implant holder, and the bone anchor are sterile;
• passing the inner tube into a sterile field without contaminating an exterior surface of the inner tube;
• removing a cover from the inner tube within the sterile field;
• and
• retrieving the bone anchor from the implant holder in the inner tube within the sterile field, the threaded shaft of the bone anchor remaining in the first orientation during retrieval through engagement with the receiving head and the collar of the implant holder.