Patent ID: 8435245

Claim:
An apparatus for inserting a rod, said apparatus comprising: an inner shaft comprising: a first inner shaft comprising: a first pair of gripping arms; and a first main body having a first length and comprising a first cross-section dimension, wherein said first main body is coupled to said first pair of gripping arms; a second inner shaft comprising: a second pair of gripping arms, wherein said first pair of gripping arms and said second pair of gripping arms together grip said rod; and a second main body having said first length and comprising a second cross-section dimension, wherein said second main body is coupled to said second pair of gripping arms and said second cross-section dimension is configured to mate with said first cross-section dimension; and a shaft threading coupled to said first main body of said first inner shaft; a rotating knob comprising a channel bored therethrough and internal threading lining said channel, said internal threading configured to mate with said shaft threading; an actuator comprising an actuator body and a translation cavity cut through said actuator body and an inner shaft cavity cut through said actuator body, wherein said inner shaft cavity wraps around said first cross-section dimension and said second cross-section dimension of said inner shaft; an outer sleeve covering said first main body and said second main body of said inner shaft and coupled to said rotating knob; and a base connector wrapping around said outer sleeve, said base connector comprising a pair of connecting arms configured to loosely mate with said translation cavity of said actuator and pivoting and translating said actuator in response to a linear force.