Patent ID: 7988695
Filing Date: 2011-08-02
Classification: A61F

Abstract:
1. An instrument comprising: a body portion having a first distal end and a first proximal end coupled by a first longitudinal axis; an actuator portion having a second distal end and a second proximal end coupled by a second longitudinal axis that is substantially parallel to said first longitudinal axis; a threaded rotational member threadingly engaged to a threaded portion of one of said first and second proximal ends, wherein a longitudinal position of said threaded rotational member relative to said body and actuator portions is fixed with respect to another one of said body and actuator portions; rotatable first and second fastening members movably coupled to said body and actuator portions, wherein said first and second fastening members are rotatable from a first position to a second position around a pivot axis that is substantially perpendicular to said first longitudinal axis, wherein said first and second fastening members are separated by a space designed to receive a portion of an interbody insert therein; said first and second fastening members are movably coupled to said body and actuator portions to enable a distance along said pivot axis between said first and second fastening members to be varied; an actuator rod having a third distal end and a third proximal end coupled by a third longitudinal axis that is substantially parallel to said first longitudinal axis; and a trigger pivotally coupled to said body portion and said actuator rod.