Patent ID: 7727235

Claim:
A medical fixation device installation kit, comprising: at least one medical fixation device having an elongate shank comprising a proximal end and a distal end and defining a longitudinal axis and comprising at least one engaging member formed thereon; and a solid drive head comprising a proximal end, a distal end mated to said elongate shank, a radial cross-sectional geometry, and at least one anti-rotational member comprising a longitudinal cross-sectional geometry integral with said drive head; and a cylindrical driver tool having a distal end comprising a socket formed therein having a cutout extending through a sidewall of the driver tool and adapted to receive and engage said anti-rotational member of said drive head of said medical fixation device such that the driver tool is prevented from rotating in any direction relative to the drive head, wherein said drive head has a maximum width that is not greater than a major diameter of the elongate shank.