Spring-loaded threaded fastener holder

A method of inserting a threaded fastener into bone with a threaded fastener holder having a shaft having a distal end for selectively engaging with a head of a threaded fastener, and a proximal end;

• a handle being connected to said proximal end of said shaft;
• an inner sleeve surrounding at least a portion of said shaft, said inner sleeve being axially movable with respect to said shaft, said inner sleeve having a plurality of spring fingers disposed at a distal end of said inner sleeve, said plurality of spring fingers each having a distal end that are radially movable so as to be selectively engageable with the head of a threaded fastener;
• and a spring having a first end and a second end, said first end of said spring being fixed with respect to said inner sleeve, said second end of said spring being fixed with respect to said shaft, wherein, in said rest position, said distal end of said plurality of spring fingers is axially spaced from said distal end of said shaft,
• said method comprising the steps of:
• sliding said plurality of fingers axially in the distal direction;
• connecting the head of a threaded fastener to said plurality of fingers;
• inserting the threaded fastener into a bone;
• automatically disengaging the plurality of hinges from the head of the threaded fastener, thereby causing said inner sleeve to move axially in the proximal direction.