Patent ID: 9173682
Filing Date: 2015-11-03
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. A method for implanting a rod implant along a spine of a patient back, the method comprising: coupling an elongated guide tool to a head of a bone anchor, wherein the elongated guide tool comprises an anchor coupling region comprising a first leg spaced apart from a second leg, the first leg comprising an attachment structure projecting radially inward, wherein the head comprises: wherein the coupling comprises causing the first and second legs to be splayed apart as the head is received between the first and second legs followed by the attachment structure being received in the slot; and employing the elongated guide tool to deliver the rod implant into a channel of the head when an anchoring member of the bone anchor is anchored in a vertebra of the spine, the anchoring member extending distally from the head, the elongated guide tool extending proximally from the head and through a minimally invasive incision in the patient back.