Patent ID: 8795283

Claim:
A disposable surgical kit for fixing vertebrae using a posterior or postero-lateral route, said surgical kit comprising: at least one of a pedicle screw and a vertebral screw; an assembly tube cooperating with said at least one screw; said assembly tube being composed of two independent rigid half-shells; each of the half-shells having, on an inner face of a proximal end, a shoulder with a shape which complements a recess formed on each side of a screw head, in order to permit gripping or release of said at least one screw by spreading apart distal ends of said half-shells; a retractable securing element for securing said half-shells arranged to be placed in said assembly tube, said retractable securing element being retractable with respect to both half-shells; and said retractable securing element having longitudinal fastening means designed as a dovetail for engaging with complementary slides formed in said rigid half-shells.