Patent ID: 11944357
Assignee: SNJ PATENTS, LLC
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 7:
8. A method of securing a tower assembly to an anchor point of an implanted bone screw system, the method comprising:
aligning a securing tip of the tower assembly with the anchor point of the implanted bone screw system, wherein the tower assembly includes:
a first end separated from a second end by an elongated body, wherein the securing tip is located at the second end, and
a set of apertures at the first end configured to engage structural elements of another retractor system;

actuating a locking actuator to cause the locking actuator to travel along a length of the elongated body towards the second end, wherein the securing tip selectively engages the anchor point of the implanted bone screw system based on an amount of travel of the locking actuator; and
inserting a retractor blade into a curvilinear channel of the locking actuator, wherein the curvilinear channel is defined by a plurality of fins disposed on an outer surface of the locking actuator.