Patent ID: 9603628
Date: 2017-03-28
CPC Classifications: A61B

Claim:
1. A guide assembly comprising: a spinal rod guide comprising an upper threaded portion, the upper threaded portion configured to threadingly receive a threaded portion of a reduction tool; and a spinal rod holder coupled to the spinal rod guide, the spinal rod holder comprising an intermediate threaded portion and a lower threaded portion, wherein the intermediate threaded portion is spaced apart from the upper threaded portion by a non-threaded portion of the spinal rod guide; wherein the spinal rod guide and the intermediate threaded portion are detachable from a remainder of the spinal rod holder; and wherein the upper threaded portion of the spinal rod guide has a greater thread pitch than the intermediate threaded portion of the spinal rod holder, and wherein the intermediate threaded portion of the spinal rod holder has substantially the same thread pitch as the lower threaded portion of the spinal rod holder; wherein the spinal rod guide comprises first and second arc portions defining first and second longitudinal slots extending along a length of the spinal rod guide, and wherein the spinal rod guide further comprises a transverse slot extending from one of the first and second longitudinal slots and elongated about a circumference of the spinal rod guide.