Rod-Reducing Apparatus and Associated Methods
First Claim
1. A rod-reducing apparatus:
- a housing comprising a threaded through bore;
a reduction shaft comprising a shaft portion and a through bore in the shaft portion, wherein the shaft portion is configured to be received within the threaded through bore of the housing;
a locking cap driver comprising a shaft portion that is configured to be received within the through bore of the reduction shaft, wherein a distal end of the shaft portion is configured for attachment to a locking cap assembly.
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Abstract
Embodiments are generally directed to an apparatus for reducing a rod into an orthopedic fixation device. An embodiment provides a rod-reducing apparatus. The rod-reducing apparatus may comprise a housing comprising a threaded through bore. The rod-reducing apparatus further may comprise a reduction shaft comprising a shaft portion and a through bore in the shaft portion, wherein the shaft portion may be configured to be received within the threaded through bore of the housing. The locking cap driver may comprise a locking cap driver comprising a shaft portion that may be configured to be received within the through bore of the reduction shaft, wherein a distal end of the shaft portion may be configured for attachment to a locking cap assembly.
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20 Claims
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1. A rod-reducing apparatus:
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a housing comprising a threaded through bore; a reduction shaft comprising a shaft portion and a through bore in the shaft portion, wherein the shaft portion is configured to be received within the threaded through bore of the housing; a locking cap driver comprising a shaft portion that is configured to be received within the through bore of the reduction shaft, wherein a distal end of the shaft portion is configured for attachment to a locking cap assembly. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A rod-reducing system comprising:
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a reducing head comprising tabs, wherein a channel is defined between the tabs; a driving apparatus comprising a shaft portion; a rod-reducing apparatus, wherein the rod-reducing apparatus comprises; a housing comprising a threaded through bore and a distal extension, wherein the housing is configured for attachment to the tabs of the reducing head; a reduction shaft comprising a shaft portion, a connector portion at a proximal end of the shaft portion, and a through bore in the shaft portion, wherein the shaft portion is configured to be received within the threaded through bore of the housing, wherein the connector portion is configured for engagement with the driving apparatus; and a locking cap driver comprising a shaft portion that is configured to be received within the through bore of the reduction shaft, wherein a distal end of the shaft portion is configured for engagement with a locking cap assembly, and wherein a proximal end of the shaft portion is configured for engagement with the driving apparatus; wherein the reduction shaft is configured to thread through the housing and into the channel in the reducing head with the shaft portion of the locking cap driver disposed in the through bore in the reduction shaft. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method for rod reduction comprising:
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coupling a rod-reducing apparatus to a reducing head, wherein the reducing head comprises tabs that extend from a head of an orthopedic fixation device secured in bone, wherein the rod-reducing apparatus comprises; a housing comprising a threaded through bore; a reduction shaft comprising a shaft portion and a through bore in the shaft portion, wherein the shaft portion is configured to be received within the threaded through bore of the housing; a locking cap driver comprising a shaft portion that is configured to be received within the through bore of the reduction shaft, wherein a distal end of the shaft portion is attached to a locking cap assembly; driving the reduction shaft through the housing such that a rod in engagement with the locking cap assembly is reduced into the head of the orthopedic fixation device. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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