Surgical instrument for use during connection of fractured bones

A surgical instrument adapted to cooperate with a part of a human body so as to be used for percutaneous insertion into a limb through a small incision and for holding a connector plate in a correct position on a fractured bone while pressing the connector plate onto a surface of the bone, the instrument having a proximal end and a distal end, and the instrument comprising:

• a first member including:
• a distal end,
• a first hook at the distal end of the first member, the first hook having a concave surface pointing towards the proximal end of said instrument, and said first hook having a distal side which is shaped to form a chisel/knife blade for cutting through tissue and muscle, and
• a straight bar extending from one end of said first hook and extending in a proximal direction toward the proximal end of the instrument, and said bar having a proximal end,
• a second member including:
• a distal end,
• a second hook at the distal end of the second member, the second hook having a concave surface pointing towards the distal end of said instrument, and
• a tube extending from one end of said second hook and extending in said proximal direction, said tube slidably arranged on said straight bar of said first member, and said tube having a proximal end and a distal end,
• a first handle provided at the proximal end of said straight bar of said first member for turning said straight bar,
• a device for moving said tube of said second member along said bar of said first member and for urging said second hook of said second member towards said bone and onto said connector plate in order to hold said connector plate in its correct position on the fractured bone.