Patent ID: 7998144

Claim:
A surgical instrument for holding and inserting a connection member of an osteosynthesis device into a bone anchorage element, the instrument comprising a tubular body having a proximal end, a distal end, a first tubular section and a second tubular section adjacent to the first tubular section, the first tubular section having a first longitudinal axis, and the second tubular section having a second longitudinal axis extending transversely with respect to the first longitudinal axis, the tubular body forming a longitudinal bore extending through the first and second tubular sections, the second tubular section comprising a socket for receiving a connection member, the socket intersecting the longitudinal bore and having an longitudinal axis that extends transversely to the second longitudinal axis, the instrument further comprising a locking mechanism which is movable between a connection position to secure a connection member in the socket and a release position to release the connection member from the socket.