Patent ID: 8007516

Claim:
A system for manipulating one or more vertebra, the system comprising: a first instrument having a distal end configured to engage a first bone anchor connected to a first vertebra, a second instrument having a distal end configured to engage a second bone anchor connected to a second vertebra, and a connector connecting the first instrument and the second instrument, the connector including: a first arm substantially extending along a first axis and having a first end and a second end, a second arm substantially extending along a second axis and having a first end and a second end, a first receiving element for receiving the first instrument, the first receiving element being disposed between the first arm and the second arm, and a second receiving element for receiving the second instrument, the second receiving element being disposed between the first arm and the second arm, the first receiving element being movable along the first arm so that a position of the first receiving element along the first arm is adjustable relative to the second receiving element, wherein the second end of the first arm is pivotably connected to the second end of the second arm, the first and second arms being movable between an open position in which the first end of the first arm is separated from the first end of the second arm and a closed position in which the first end of the first arm is coupled to the first end of the second arm.