Patent ID: 11890037
Assignee: DEPUY SYNTHES PRODUCTS, INC.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 0:
1. A method of securing an implant holder onto a guiding connector that is configured to attach to a vertebrae and to be secured to an elongated support member by a cable tie, the method comprising steps of:
sliding at least one holder along a shaft of a handle portion along a proximal direction that extends from a distal end of the shaft to a proximal end of the shaft, the shaft being received in a channel that extends through the at least one holder;
positioning the distal end of the shaft proximate to the guiding connector; and
securing the cable tie and at least one wing of the guiding connector to the handle portion by sliding the at least one holder along the shaft along a distal direction, opposite the proximal direction.