Patent ID: 11944323
Assignee: RETROSPINE PTY LTD
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 0:
1. A surgical tool for use in gaining access to a spine, the surgical tool comprising:
a handle having a longitudinal axis;
a post having a free end and a longitudinal axis, wherein said longitudinal axis of the post intersects with the longitudinal axis of the handle;
a joining member and a single unitary arm, said joining member having a first end connected to the post and a second end connected to the arm, the joining member and the arm being offset from the longitudinal axis of the post to avoid anatomical structures during use of a working formation, wherein a first portion of the arm comprising a length that is offset from the longitudinal axis of the post and a second portion of the arm comprising a length that lies on the longitudinal axis of the post, the length of the first portion of the arm being greater than the length of the second portion of the arm, wherein the arm lies along the longitudinal axis of the handle; and
wherein the working formation is connected to the arm such that the working formation lies along the longitudinal axis of the post.