Patent ID: 8900237

Claim:
A minimally invasive rod-first spinal fixation system, the system comprising: a spinal fixation rod having an anchor fixation head; an anchor system attached to the anchor fixation head of the spinal fixation rod to anchor the spinal fixation rod to a spinal column; and a guide system attached to the anchor fixation head of the spinal fixation rod to insert one or more additional anchor systems, the guide system comprising: a guide portion extending along the spinal fixation rod, wherein the guide indicates a location of the spinal fixation rod in a patient; one or more targeting members, each adapted to target an implant site on a vertebra of the spinal column, each targeting member being slidably coupled to the guide portion and configured to slide along the guide portion parallel to the spinal fixation rod so that a position of the targeting member is adjusted relative to the target implant site, and the targeting members each having an inner lumen sized and shaped to receive a cannula; and a support for coupling a selected targeting member to the guide portion, wherein the selected targeting member is adjustable angularly relative to the support and the selected targeting member may be moved laterally towards or away from the support; and a locking mechanism locking the position of the support on the guide portion, wherein the locking mechanism comprises a cam mechanism.