Patent ID: 8308729

Claim:
A rod reduction device, comprising: a housing defining a longitudinal axis and having first and second arms extending distally therefrom, wherein distal ends of the arms are configured to releasably attach to a bone anchor; and an anvil operatively associated with the first and second arms of the housing and translatable along the longitudinal axis for facilitating the insertion of a spinal rod into the bone anchor, the anvil including an anvil body and an anvil post, the anvil post extending distally from a distal end of the anvil body, the anvil post including a distal surface that is engageable with the spinal rod to urge the spinal rod into the bone anchor when the arms of the housing are attached to the bone anchor, the anvil post being positioned between the arms of the housing in spaced apart relationship with the arms such that a gap is defined between the anvil post and each of the arms; wherein the anvil and each arm are positionable between a first position and at least one second position.