Patent ID: 9622794
Date: 2017-04-18
CPC Classifications: A61B

Claim:
1. A pedicle screw locking and derotation instrument, comprising: an elongate actuation mechanism; and a pair of clamp members coupled to the elongate actuation mechanism and deployed by actuation of the elongate actuation mechanism; wherein each of the pair of clamp members comprises a portion configured to selectively and securely engage a threaded shaft of a pedicle screw and a portion configured to selectively and securely engage a head body of the pedicle screw, thereby holding the threaded shaft and the head body in rigid alignment; wherein each of the pair of clamp members comprises a retention portion that is configured to be selectively disposed beneath the head body of the pedicle screw and about the threaded shaft of the pedicle screw; and wherein the retention portion is disposed at an angle to the remainder of each of the pair of clamp members and defines a half-circle interior portion that is configured to engage the threaded shaft of the pedicle screw.