Patent ID: 11944352
Assignee: nan
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 10:
11. An apparatus for percutaneous bone fastening comprising:
(a) an extracorporeal link, wherein
(i) the extracorporeal link comprises a plurality of transverse holes,
(ii) the plurality of transverse holes are located about the extracorporeal link,
(iii) each transverse hole in the plurality of transverse holes is capable of allowing a bone fastener to pass through the transverse hole in the plurality of transverse holes to secure to one or more bone segments,
(iv) the extracorporeal link is capable of being configured in a first configuration, and
(v) the extracorporeal link is configured in a second configuration; and

(b) a restraining instrument, wherein
(i) the extracorporeal link is operatively positioned by the restraining instrument,
(ii) the operative positioning of the instrument holds the extracorporeal link in the second configuration, and
(iii) when released from the operative positioning of the restraining instrument, the extracorporeal link operably moves toward the first configuration.