Patent ID: 8308728
Filing Date: 2012-11-13
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. A system for inserting a vertebral stabilization member percutaneously, comprising: a stabilization member extending from a proximal end to a distal end along a first longitudinal axis; and a stabilization member insertion device releasably to the stabilization member, wherein the insertion device extends from a proximal end to a distal end along a second longitudinal axis, the insertion device comprising a first member and a second member, wherein the first member is linearly translatable with respect to the second member along the second longitudinal axis, wherein the stabilization member is linkingly engaged to the first member at a first axial location along the stabilization member and rotatably engaged to the second member at a second axial location along the stabilization member that is axially offset from the first axial location such that, when the first member is translated with respect to the second member along the second longitudinal axis the stabilization member rotates about the second member; and wherein the stabilization member is actuatable by the insertion device from a first orientation substantially parallel to the second longitudinal axis to a second orientation substantially perpendicular to the second longitudinal axis wherein the stabilization member comprises a rod extending from a proximal end to a distal end along a rod axis.