Patent ID: 8216240

Claim:
A rod reduction instrument for urging a rod into an implant having a stabilization member receiving area, said instrument comprising: an arm having a first end connected with said implant; and a ram lever, said ram lever being pivotally connected to said arm and including a cam end defining a convexly curved cam surface for contact with a rod and wherein pivotal movement of said ram lever positions said cam end and said convexly curved cam surface within said stabilization member receiving area of said implant and rotatingly engages said convexly curved cam surface along said rod and to thereby reduce said rod into said stabilization member receiving area; wherein said arm is pivotally connected with said implant to provide pivotal movement of said arm relative to said implant about a first pivot axis; and wherein said ram lever is pivotally connected to said arm to provide pivotal movement of ram lever relative to said arm about a second pivot axis arranged substantially parallel with said first pivot axis.