Patent ID: 7476241
Filing Date: 2009-01-13
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. A surgical fixation tool, comprising: a connecting rod having a first end, second end, and an intermediate portion disposed between the first end and the second end; the connecting rod having a threaded portion disposed between the first end and the intermediate portion; an inferior disk coupled with the connecting rod proximate the first end of the connecting rod; a superior disk having an orifice through a central region of the superior disk and having at least two guide holes being radially disposed on the superior disk; the orifice being sized to allow the superior disk to engage the threaded portion to movably couple the superior disk and the connecting rod; an installation tool having a central cavity extending therethrough, the installation tool having a plurality of pins operable to mate with the at least two guide holes disposed on the superior disk; the central cavity being at least partially threaded; and the installation tool being configured to allow the installation tool to engage the superior disk and to directly contact the threaded portion, such that rotation of the installation tool in a first direction directs the superior disk toward the inferior disk.