Patent ID: 9622796
Date: 2017-04-18
CPC Classifications: A61B

Claim:
1. An instrument for compressing or distracting a first vertebra relative to a second vertebra and for reducing a spinal rod, comprising: a first arm having a proximal end opposite a distal end, the distal end having a through-hole, and wherein the first arm further includes a first base portion that is configured to receive a first screw extender for attachment to the first vertebra; a second arm having a proximal end opposite a distal end, the distal end having a through-hole, and wherein the second arm further includes a second base portion that is configured to simultaneously receive a second screw extender for attachment to the second vertebra and a reduction tube to apply a reduction force on the spinal rod to position the spinal rod relative to the second screw extender, the proximal end of the first arm is pivotably coupled to the proximal end of the second arm; and a coupler that engages the distal end of the first arm and the distal end of the second arm so as to position the first base portion relative to the second base portion to apply a compression or distraction force via the first screw extender and the second screw extender respectively.