Reduction instrument, surgical assembly including a reduction instrument and related method
AssigneeEbi, LLC
InventorsJohn Christian BARRETT, Michal ZENTKO, David BARRY, Matthew Tobias JACOBS
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Abstract
A surgical instrument for reducing a rod into a saddle of a fixation member includes a distal end for engaging the saddle and a proximal end. A reducing device is disposed between the distal end and the proximal end. The reducing device is operative to reduce the rod into the saddle. The reducing device defines a throughbore. The throughbore provides access there through by a first drive member to secure a plug to the saddle.
Claims20
A surgical instrument for reducing a rod into a saddle of a fixation member, the surgical instrument comprising:
- a distal end for engaging the saddle;
- a proximal end;
- and
- a reducing device disposed between the distal end and the proximal end, the reducing mechanism operative to reduce the rod in the saddle, the reducing mechanism defining a throughbore, the throughbore providing access therethrough by a first drive member to secure a plug to the saddle.
A surgical assembly comprising:
- a rotation instrument;
- and
- a reduction instrument for reducing a rod into a saddle of a fixation member, the reduction instrument coupled to a distal end of rotation instrument, the rotation instrument including:
- a distal end for engaging the saddle;
- a proximal end;
- and
- a reducing device disposed between the distal end and the proximal end, the reducing mechanism operative to reduce the rod in the saddle, the reducing mechanism defining a throughbore, the throughbore providing access therethrough by a first drive member to secure a plug to the saddle.
A surgical method comprising:
- engaging a bone with a bone engaging member, the bone engaging member including a saddle for receiving a rod;
- providing a surgical assembly including a reduction instrument having a drive mechanism for reducing the rod relative into the saddle, the drive mechanism defining a throughbore extending therethrough;
- engaging the saddle of the bone engaging member with the surgical assembly;
- and
- engaging a plug to the saddle to secure the rod to the bone engaging member by passing a first drive member through the throughbore of the drive mechanism.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.