Patent ID: 7713274

Claim:
A surgical instrument extendable through a cannula for moving a first bone portion relative to a second bone portion, said surgical instrument comprising: a first portion having a longitudinal axis engageable with a first member connected with the first bone portion; a second portion engageable with a second member connected with the second bone portion, said second portion being movable relative to said first portion; an actuator connected with said second portion for moving said second portion relative to said first portion in a direction extending transverse to said longitudinal axis to move the first and second bone portions relative to each other; and a control lever pivotally connected to said actuator, wherein in a first configuration said control lever pivots in a first direction relative to said actuator to move said second portion away from said first portion to move the first and second bone portions relative to each other, and in a second configuration said control lever pivots in said first direction relative to said actuator to move said second portion toward said first portion.