Patent ID: 7967828

Claim:
A surgical system, comprising: a receiving member implantable in a patient, the receiving member including at least one receptacle; an instrument including a handle member extending along a longitudinal axis from a proximal end to a distal end, the handle member defining a passage and a compartment extending therein in side-by-side relation from the proximal end toward the distal end, an actuating member extending transversely across the passage and the compartment adjacent to the distal end, and a guide shaft engaged with and extending distally from the handle member, the guide shaft being axially aligned with the passage; wherein the actuating member is structured to move an implant of a plurality of implants positioned in the compartment to the passage into alignment with the guide shaft where the implant is fed toward a distal end of the guide shaft, the implant being engageable in the receptacle of the receiving member when delivered from a distal end of the guide shaft; and a spinal rod positionable in the receptacle and engageable by the implant to secure the spinal rod in the receptacle.