Patent ID: 9545271
Date: 2017-01-17
CPC Classifications: A61B

Claim:
1. A rod inserter tool for use with a hollow screw extender housing configured to be coupled to a screw assembly implanted into vertebrae, the rod inserter tool configured to engage a rod for insertion into a surgical site, the rod inserter tool comprising: a handle; a main body configured to include a rod holding mechanism adjacent to a distal end of the main body for holding a rod, wherein the handle is coupled to the main body adjacent to a proximal end of the main body; a secondary portion configured to be slidably disposed along the screw extender housing and further configured to secure the rod to the distal end of the main body; a lateral portion configured to be slidably disposed along the screw extender housing and further configured to change orientation of the rod upon being actuated by the handle, the lateral portion extending radially from the secondary portion so as to present a face on a plane orthogonal to the secondary portion, a distal end of the lateral portion configured to push on a portion of the rod adjacent thereto against the screw extender housing so as to rotate the rod along a plane angled with respect to the secondary housing.