Patent ID: 7887541

Claim:
A spinal rod reduction device, comprising: a fastener engaging member having first and second jaws adapted to engage at least a portion of a fastener, the first and second jaws having proximal and distal ends that are spaced a distance apart from one another, and the first and second jaws being coupled to one another at a mid-portion thereof such that movement of the proximal ends toward one another causes the distal ends of the first and second jaws to move away from one another for receiving a fastener therebetween; a first arm fixedly coupled to the proximal end of the first jaw and offset from a longitudinal axis of the fastener engaging member; a second arm directly and pivotally connected to the first arm; a linkage pivotally coupled to the second arm and extending transverse to the longitudinal axis of the fastener engaging member; and a reduction member pivotally coupled to the linkage such that pivotal movement of the second arm relative to the first arm is effective to move the reduction member along the longitudinal axis of the fastener engaging member to reduce a spinal rod extending between the first and second jaws into a fastener engaged by the first and second jaws.