Patent ID: 8764756

Claim:
A rod reducing device for reducing a connecting rod into position with a head of a bone screw, the rod reducing device comprising: an elongate member defining a lumen therethrough; a pair of opposing jaw members pivotally associated with the elongate member; a sleeve having a longitudinal passage therethrough, the sleeve slidably surrounding, at least partially, the elongate member and the pair of opposing jaw members, the sleeve including a cam pin configured to engage inner surfaces of the pair of opposing jaw members, translation of the cam pin along the inner surfaces of the pair of opposing jaw members pivotally moves the pair of opposing jaw members between a receiving position in which distal end portions of the respective pair of opposing jaw members are widened to receive the head of the bone screw therebetween and an engaging position in which the distal end portions of the respective pair of opposing jaw members are moved toward each other to engage the head of the bone screw therebetween; and an actuation lever pivotably mounted on the elongate member, the actuation lever operatively coupled to the sleeve, the actuation lever movable between an open position in which a distal end portion of the sleeve is disposed proximal of the distal end portions of the pair of opposing jaw members in the receiving position, and a closed position in which the distal end portion of the sleeve is disposed distal of the distal end portions of the pair of opposing jaw members in the engaging position for reducing the connecting rod into position in the head of the bone screw, wherein in the open position, the actuation lever is offset with respect to a longitudinal axis defined by the elongate member and in the closed position, the actuation lever is aligned with the longitudinal axis.