Patent ID: 7468064

Claim:
A device for guiding an implant to a location adjacent a bone anchor, comprising: a guide member including a connecting portion and a guiding portion, said connecting portion including: a body extending between a distal end and a proximal end; a connector extending distally from said distal end of said body, said connector including resiliently movable engagement portions extending outwardly therefrom in opposite directions from one another for releasably engaging said engagement portions within the bone anchor; said guiding portion extends proximally from said proximal end of said body; and said body is tapered from said distal end to said proximal end with said distal end sized to transition from the connector to the bone anchor for guiding the implant to the anchor, wherein with said connecting portion adjacent the bone anchor said guiding portion extends proximally from said connecting portion and is adapted to receive the implant, wherein said guiding portion is flexible and positionable between an untaut configuration and a taut configuration as the implant is guided therealong.