RCDF Instrument, Apparatus and Procedures
First Claim
1. A sleeve for performing surgical procedures, said sleeve comprising:
- an elongate main body;
a channel extending within a length of said elongate main body;
slots formed in said elongate main body and extending linearly along said length of said elongate main body said slots comprising distal end openings configured to slidably receive extended tabs that extend from a bone fastener therein; and
a retainer configured and dimensioned to releasably retain a fixation member in said sleeve at a predetermined orientation and predetermined distance from a distal end of said sleeve.
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Abstract
Instruments, apparatus and procedures for performing surgical operations are provided. A sleeve for performing surgical procedures may include an elongate main body; a channel extending within a length of the elongate main body; and a retainer configured and dimensioned to releasably retain a fixation member in the sleeve at a predetermined orientation and predetermined distance from a distal end of the sleeve. An assembly for performing surgical procedures may include a sleeve comprising: an elongate main body, a channel extending within a length of the elongate main body; a fixation member having been preloaded in the sleeve; and a bone fastener comprising: a shaft configured to engage bone, a tulip configured to receive a rod, a retention feature and extended tabs extending from the tulip.
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42 Claims
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1. A sleeve for performing surgical procedures, said sleeve comprising:
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an elongate main body; a channel extending within a length of said elongate main body; slots formed in said elongate main body and extending linearly along said length of said elongate main body said slots comprising distal end openings configured to slidably receive extended tabs that extend from a bone fastener therein; and a retainer configured and dimensioned to releasably retain a fixation member in said sleeve at a predetermined orientation and predetermined distance from a distal end of said sleeve. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A sleeve for performing surgical procedures, said sleeve comprising:
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an elongate main body; a channel extending within a length of said elongate main body; and elongated slots extending lengthwise in said elongate main body and having distal open ends configured and dimensioned to receive extended tabs that extend from a bone fastener, wherein the elongated slots are alignable with the extended tabs so that the extended tabs are slidable through the distal open ends and into the elongated slots; and an alignment feature provided on an inner surface of a wall of said elongate main body, configured to properly align an orientation of said sleeve in a height direction relative to a bone fastener, when said sleeve is attached to the bone fastener. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19)
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20. An assembly for performing surgical procedures, said assembly comprising:
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a sleeve comprising; an elongate main body; and a channel extending within a length of said elongate main body; a fixation member having been preloaded in said sleeve; and a bone fastener comprising; a shaft configured to engage bone; a tulip configured to receive a rod; a retention feature; and extended tabs integral with and extending from said tulip; wherein a distal end portion of said sleeve is mounted over said tulip; wherein said extended tabs are received in slots in said sleeve by relative, linear sliding of said extended tabs relative to said slots; and wherein said fixation member is located at a predetermined orientation and distance from a distal end of said sleeve to approximate a proximal end of said retention feature. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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31. A method of performing a surgical procedure, said method comprising:
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providing an elongate sleeve having proximal and distal ends and a channel extending therethrough; releasably retaining a fixation member in said channel of said sleeve at a predetermined orientation and predetermined distance from said distal end of said sleeve; and assembling said sleeve on a bone fastener, wherein said assembling comprises aligning slots of the elongate sleeve with extended tabs of said bone fastener and linearly sliding the slots over the extended tabs. - View Dependent Claims (32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42)
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Specification