Patent ID: 7311711

Claim:
A surgical distractor frame adapted to distract at least two bone segments, the distractor comprising: an elongate shaft having an outer surface extending along a longitudinal axis and a first end and an opposite second end; an elongate sleeve having an internal bore with a distal end adapted to telescopingly receive said second end of said elongate shaft, and the elongated sleeve having an opposite proximal end; a first bone anchor adapted to engage a first bone segment and interconnected with said elongated shaft; a second bone anchor adapted to engage a second bone segment and interconnected with said elongate sleeve proximate said distal end; and a rod telescopingly received within said proximal end of said elongated sleeve and in substantial alignment with said longitudinal axis of said elongated shaft disposed in the distal end of the elongated sleeve, said rod movable longitudinally within said sleeve to push against said second end of said elongated shaft to adjust the longitudinal distance between said first end of the elongated shaft and said distal end of the elongated sleeve to thereby adjust the distance between the first bone segment and the second bone segment; wherein said rod includes a drive portion extending outside said proximal end of said elongated sleeve.