Patent ID: 8709044

Claim:
A system for manipulating one or more vertebra, the system comprising: a first instrument having a distal end configured to engage a first bone anchor connected to a first vertebra, a second instrument having a distal end configured to engage a second bone anchor connected to a second vertebra, and a connector connecting the first instrument and the second instrument, the connector including a first receiving element for receiving the first instrument and a second receiving element for receiving the second instrument, wherein the connector comprises a first arm pivotably connected to second arm, the connector being movable between an open position in which a first end of the first arm is separated from a first end of the second arm and a closed position in which the first end of the first arm is coupled to the first end of the second arm, wherein the first receiving element is configured to permit polyaxial motion of the first instrument relative to the first receiving member, and the second receiving element is configured to permit polyaxial motion of the second instrument relative to the second receiving member so that the connector connects the first instrument and the second instrument forming different angles relative to the connector.