Patent ID: 11938042
Assignee: WARSAW ORTHOPEDIC, INC.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 0:
1. A surgical system comprising:
a bone fastener comprising a first mating surface and a second mating surface; and
a surgical instrument comprising:
an outer sleeve defining a proximal cavity and a distal passageway, the outer sleeve extending along a longitudinal axis from a proximal end to an opposite distal end,
an inner shaft fixed with the outer sleeve and extending through the cavity and the passageway, a distal end of the inner shaft including a drive engageable with the first mating surface,
an inner sleeve disposed between the inner shaft and the outer sleeve, the inner sleeve being rotatable relative to the outer sleeve, a distal end of the inner sleeve including an element connectable with the second mating surface, and
an actuator coupled to a proximal end of the inner sleeve, the actuator being positioned in the cavity, the actuator being rotatable relative to the outer sleeve and prevented from translating relative to the outer sleeve in opposite directions along the longitudinal axis.