Patent ID: 7090679
Filing Date: 2006-08-15
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. A tool for holding an anchor member for use in osteosynthesis of the spine, said anchor member having a head portion with two branch portions separated from one another by a slot, each branch portion having a top and two edges each having a contact portion, said tool comprising a first arm member having a distal end with two finger members spaced apart from each other and a transverse member arranged so as to extend between the two finger members, each finger member having a contact portion which is arranged such that the contact portion of one of the finger members is spaced apart from the contact portion of the other of the finger members a first distance which is substantially the same as that between the contact portions of the edges of one of the branch portions, wherein the tool is operable to engage said anchor member such that the transverse member contacts the top of only one of the branch portions while the contact portions of the finger members contact the corresponding contact portions of the edges of only the one respective branch portion so as to enable manipulation of said anchor member by the tool.