Patent ID: 7988698

Claim:
A system for seating a stabilizing rod in a rod-receiving portion of a spinal implant, comprising: a spinal implant having a distal bone engaging portion, and a proximal head including a base portion mated to the distal bone engaging portion, a rod-receiving recess formed in the proximal head for seating a stabilizing rod; and a rod reduction device including an elongate member having a substantially u-shaped distal grasping member with opposed arms, the u-shaped distal grasping member having a u-shaped recess, the u-shaped recess being contained in a plane extending transverse to a longitudinal axis of the elongate member, the opposed arms being adapted to extend around opposed sides of the head of the spinal implant and to engage the base portion of the head of the spinal implant to grasp the spinal implant, and a rod pusher member slidably mounted on the elongate member and effective to grasp a stabilizing rod and, upon actuating, to push the rod into the rod-receiving recess formed in the spinal implant.