Patent ID: 9408642
Filing Date: 2016-08-09
CPC Classification: A61B

Claim Text:
1. An assembly formed by a vertebral osteosynthesis material and an instrument for placing the material, the material comprising: the instrument being tubular and comprising: each of the connecting pieces comprises a first portion defining the conduit for engaging the connecting bar and a second portion defining the conduit for engaging the proximal shaft of a said anchoring member, the first portion comprising (i) an upper part having a width smaller than a width of the second portion and (ii) a lower part having a width larger than the width of the second portion and that forms a stop below the conduit for engaging the connecting bar, and when the instrument grasps a said connecting piece, (i) the conduit for engaging the connecting bar is located in coincidence with the widened end portion of the at least one distal slot of the instrument so that, when the connecting bar rests on the distalmost end of the conduit, the connecting bar is within the widened end portion in a direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the at least one slot, and (ii) the stop is located below the widened end portion, wherein the conduit for engaging the connecting bar is a substantially enclosed circle in cross section and corresponds in diameter to the connecting bar.