Gripping and positioning tool for a spinal poly-axial screw insertion guide

A kit for holding and positioning a spinal poly-axial screw insertion guide comprising:

• a gripping and positioning tool comprising:
• a main body extending along a longitudinal axis and having a first end and a second end;
• a handle coupled to the first end of said main body;
• and
• a spherical joint disposed at a terminal end of the second end of said main body,
• wherein said main body extends entirely along said longitudinal axis, said handle and said spherical joint being in axial alignment with said main body, and
• wherein said spherical joint is configured for varying an angular position of the longitudinal axis of the main body with respect to the spinal poly-axial screw insertion guide while keeping an application direction of the applying force to the handle of the spinal poly-axial screw insertion guide constant when the gripping and positioning tool is used to grip and position a spinal poly-axial screw insertion guide,
• wherein the spherical joint comprises a central axis, and at least a portion of an outer surface of the spherical joint intersects the central axis;
• and
• a spinal poly-axial screw insertion guide comprising a housing defining a semispherical recess counter-shaped to the spherical joint of the gripping and positioning tool,
• wherein the spherical joint is configured to be directly coupled with and disposed within the semispherical recess of the spinal poly-axial screw insertion guide when the gripping and positioning tool is used to grip and position the spinal poly-axial screw insertion guide, and
• wherein the angular position of the longitudinal axis of the main body of the gripping and positioning tool is movable about a conical volume.