Patent ID: 8444649

Claim:
A spinal manipulation device, comprising: an actuation mechanism, having a longitudinal axis and comprising a first proximal handle and a second proximal handle pivotally coupled at a pivot point and configured to move relative to one another along a first plane; a drive member having an elongate shaft which is sized and configured to be disposed within an inner lumen of a first surgical sleeve extending from a first vertebra, the elongate shaft extending from a first mounting flange that extends transversely to the longitudinal axis of the actuation mechanism, a longitudinal axis of the elongate shaft being parallel to and offset from the longitudinal axis of the actuation mechanism; and a coupling member being sized and configured to maintain a spatial relationship relative to a second surgical sleeve extending from a second vertebra as the coupling member pivots relative to the drive member, the coupling member extending from a second mounting flange that extends transversely to the longitudinal axis of the actuation mechanism; the actuation mechanism being releasably engaged to the drive member and the coupling member at a point distal of the pivot point and effective to pivot the drive member relative to the coupling member along a second plane different from the first plane such that movement of the actuation mechanism is effective to move the first and second surgical sleeves in a plane parallel to and offset from the first plane, the drive member configured to operatively engage the first surgical sleeve independent of the actuation mechanism and the coupling member configured to operatively engage the second surgical sleeve independent of the actuation mechanism.