Patent ID: 8221428

Claim:
A sacro-iliac implant delivery instrument comprising: a first arm having a first end portion connected to a first cannula at a first pivot, the first cannula being rotatable about the first pivot relative to the first arm and being configured for support of a fastening element; and a second arm being connected to the first arm at a second pivot, the second arm being rotatable about the second pivot relative to the first arm and being configured for detachable connection to a sacro-iliac implant, the second arm and the first cannula being configured for rotation relative to the first arm to a preset orientation such that the second arm is disposed along a first predetermined trajectory for delivering the sacro-iliac implant and the first cannula is disposed along a second predetermined trajectory for delivering the fastening element in alignment with the sacro-iliac implant for transarticular fixation, a third arm configured for translation relative to the second arm to the preset orientation which includes disposal of the third arm along the first predetermined trajectory; and a lock disposed adjacent the cavity and configured to fix the third arm along the first predetermined trajectory in the preset orientation.