Patent ID: 11903621
Assignee: K2M, INC.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 11:
12. A rod reduction device comprising:
a fork assembly body having opposed openings defining a passage therethrough, the passage including internal threads;
an elongated threaded screw shaft rotatably coupled with the internal threads of the passage;
a rod contact member positioned at a distal region of the elongated threaded screw shaft, the rod contact member repositionable towards and away from a distal portion of the fork assembly body;
a first arm disposed on a first side of the fork assembly body and pivotably associated therewith, the first arm pivotable about a first pivot axis; and
a second arm disposed on a second side of the fork assembly body opposite the first side and pivotably associated therewith, the second arm pivotable about a second pivot axis different from the first pivot axis, each arm repositionable between first and second positions, the first position defined by the arm being parallel to a longitudinal axis of the passage of the fork assembly body and the second position defined by the arm defining an acute angle with respect to the longitudinal axis of the passage of the fork assembly body.