Patent ID: 11944357
Assignee: SNJ PATENTS, LLC
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 0:
1. An apparatus configured to engage an anchoring point of an implanted bone screw system, the apparatus comprising:
a first end separated from a second end by an elongated body;
a set of apertures at the first end configured to engage structural elements of another retractor system; and
a securing tip at the second end, wherein the securing tip selectively engages the anchoring point of the implanted bone screw system based on an amount of travel of a locking actuator along a length of the elongated body towards the second end, the locking actuator includes a main body with an inner surface and an outer surface, wherein the outer surface comprises a plurality of fins arranged to define one or more curvilinear channels sized to receive a retractor blade.