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

Claim 9:
10. 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 defining a region that is offset from the longitudinal axis of the post to avoid anatomical structures during use of a working formation, wherein the arm lies along the longitudinal axis of the handle; and
said working formation being connected to the arm such that the working formation lies along the longitudinal axis of the post,
wherein the handle is the only handle;
wherein the post is the only post;
wherein the joining member is the only joining member;
wherein the single unitary arm is the only single unitary arm; and
wherein the working formation is the only working formation.