ARTICULATING ROD INSERTER
First Claim
1. A method of delivering a rod onto a fixation system, the method comprising:
- providing a rod inserter comprising;
a first member comprising an elongate tube with a passage extending from a proximal end to a distal end;
a second member comprising an elongate shaft configured to move along the passage of the first member;
a rod holder configured to rotate from an aligned configuration wherein a longitudinal axis of the rod holder is generally parallel with a longitudinal axis of the rod inserter, to an angled configuration wherein the longitudinal axis of the rod holder is at an angle to the longitudinal axis of the rod inserter;
a mechanism for changing the rod holder between a clamping configuration and a release configuration; and
a rod releasably coupled to the rod holder;
inserting the rod longitudinally through an access channel of a first anchoring device; and
activating an actuator on the rod inserter to transition the rod holder from the aligned configuration to the angled configuration, such that a trailing end of the rod is near the first anchoring device and a leading end of the rod is near a second anchoring device;
accessing the mechanism through the second member to actuate the mechanism from toward a proximal end of the rod inserter.
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Abstract
An articulating rod inserter is configured for use in delivering a fixation rod to an orthopedic fixation system through a cannula or tower. The articulating rod inserter is releasably coupled to a rod and can move the rod from a generally aligned configuration, wherein the longitudinal axes of the rod and rod inserter are generally aligned, to an angled configuration, wherein the longitudinal axis of the rod is at an angle to the longitudinal axis of the rod inserter. The rod is inserted into the patient through a first tower and then articulated to a second tower such that the rod extends between two or more fixation devices.
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Citations
19 Claims
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1. A method of delivering a rod onto a fixation system, the method comprising:
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providing a rod inserter comprising; a first member comprising an elongate tube with a passage extending from a proximal end to a distal end; a second member comprising an elongate shaft configured to move along the passage of the first member; a rod holder configured to rotate from an aligned configuration wherein a longitudinal axis of the rod holder is generally parallel with a longitudinal axis of the rod inserter, to an angled configuration wherein the longitudinal axis of the rod holder is at an angle to the longitudinal axis of the rod inserter; a mechanism for changing the rod holder between a clamping configuration and a release configuration; and a rod releasably coupled to the rod holder; inserting the rod longitudinally through an access channel of a first anchoring device; and activating an actuator on the rod inserter to transition the rod holder from the aligned configuration to the angled configuration, such that a trailing end of the rod is near the first anchoring device and a leading end of the rod is near a second anchoring device; accessing the mechanism through the second member to actuate the mechanism from toward a proximal end of the rod inserter. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method of delivering a rod onto a fixation system, the method comprising:
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providing a rod inserter comprising a rod holder configured to rotate from an aligned configuration wherein a longitudinal axis of the rod holder is generally parallel with a longitudinal axis of the rod inserter, to an angled configuration wherein the longitudinal axis of the rod holder is at an angle to the longitudinal axis of the rod inserter, and further providing a rod releasably coupled to the rod holder; inserting the rod longitudinally through an access channel of a first anchoring device; and activating an actuator on the rod inserter to transition the rod holder from the aligned configuration to the angled configuration, such that a trailing end of the rod is near the first anchoring device and a leading end of the rod is near a second anchoring device; accessing a mechanism through a longitudinal channel to actuate the mechanism to release the rod from the rod holder. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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