Patent ID: 8377065
Filing Date: 2013-02-19
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. A surgical instrument configured to fix a clamp to a bone fixation device, the surgical instrument comprising: a housing defining a proximal end and a distal and that is spaced from the proximal end along a longitudinal axis, the housing including a body member and a housing inner bore that extends through the body member along the longitudinal axis; a gripping assembly at least partially disposed in the housing inner bore, the gripping assembly configured to grip an extension member that is coupled to the bone fixation device; a drive member that is supported by the distal end of the housing, the drive member configured to receive the clamp, such that rotation of the drive member fixes the clamp to the bone fixation device once the drive member has received the clamp; a reduction assembly attached to the housing and moveably coupled to the gripping assembly, such that movement of the reduction assembly relative to the gripping assembly causes the gripping assembly to translate within the housing inner bore along the longitudinal axis relative to the drive member; and a manipulating assembly that is supported by the proximal end of the housing, the manipulating assembly rotationally coupled to the drive member, such that rotation of the manipulating assembly rotates the drive member.