Patent ID: 11911083
Assignee: ACUMED LLC
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 12:
13. An instrument for installing a bone fixation device, the instrument comprising:
a frame member formed to include a distal jaw;
a carriage formed to include a proximal jaw, the carriage slidably coupled to the frame member so as to form a receiver region between the distal jaw and the proximal jaw, wherein the frame member has a greater length than the carriage, and wherein each the distal jaw and the proximal jaw includes one or more projections extending into the receiver region;
a drive screw engaged with the frame member and/or the carriage such that rotation of the drive screw causes relative movement between the frame member and the carriage along an axis, the axis parallel to a longitudinal axis of a body portion of the frame member, wherein relative movement between the carriage and the frame member adjusts a distance between the distal jaw and the proximal jaw along the axis; and
a gauge configured to display an indication corresponding to the distance between the proximal and distal jaws.