Patent ID: 7004947

Claim:
A method of moving a first bone segment relative to a second bone segment in a body comprising: extending a surgical instrument having a first portion and a second portion through an access device comprising an elongate body having a longitudinal axis and having a proximal end and a distal end defining a working space accessible therethrough, the working space providing access to the first and second bone segments; engaging the first portion of the surgical instrument with a first member connected with the first bone segment, the first portion engaging the first member in a longitudinal direction, the first portion having a distal tip configured to mate axially with the proximal head of the first member; coupling the second portion of the surgical instrument with the second bone segment; and moving the second portion of the surgical instrument without moving the first portion of the surgical instrument and such that the second portion moves solely within the working space in a direction extending transverse to the longitudinal axis to move the first and second bone segments relative to each other.