Surgical instrument for moving vertebrae
First Claim
1. 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 having a distal tip configured to mate with a proximal head of the first member;
coupling a distal end of the second portion of the surgical instrument with the second bone segment, the second portion having a distal end engageable with a second member connected with the second bone segment, and a proximal end with a slot configured to receive part of the first portion, the slot having an edge configured to contact a surface on the first portion; and
pivoting the proximal end of the second portion of the surgical instrument relative to the first portion by pivoting the edge against the surface on the first portion, without moving the first portion of the surgical instrument in a direction extending transverse to the first member to move the first and second bone segments relative to each other.
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Abstract
A surgical instrument extendable through a cannula for moving a first bone portion relative to a second bone portion includes a first portion having a longitudinal axis engageable with a first member connected with to the first bone portion. A second portion is engageable with a second member connected with the second bone portion. The second portion is movable relative to the first portion from a first position toward a second position to move the first and second bone portions away from each other. An actuator connected with the second portion moves the second portion relative to the first portion in a direction extending transverse to the longitudinal axis.
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12 Claims
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1. A method of moving a first bone segment relative to a second bone segment in a body comprising:
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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 having a distal tip configured to mate with a proximal head of the first member; coupling a distal end of the second portion of the surgical instrument with the second bone segment, the second portion having a distal end engageable with a second member connected with the second bone segment, and a proximal end with a slot configured to receive part of the first portion, the slot having an edge configured to contact a surface on the first portion; and pivoting the proximal end of the second portion of the surgical instrument relative to the first portion by pivoting the edge against the surface on the first portion, without moving the first portion of the surgical instrument in a direction extending transverse to the first member to move the first and second bone segments relative to each other. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method of moving a first bone segment relative to a second bone segment in a body comprising:
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providing an access device having an elongate body with a longitudinal axis and proximal and distal ends defining a working space accessible therethrough, the working space providing access to the first and second bone segments; providing a surgical instrument comprising; a first longitudinal member with a distal end engageable with a connector connected to the first bone segment; a second longitudinal member having a path extending therethrough configured to receive a portion of the first longitudinal member; and a pivoting member having a slot configured to receive a portion of the second longitudinal member, the slot having an edge configured to contact a surface on the second longitudinal member, the pivoting member having a distal end engageable with a connector connected to the second bone segment; inserting the access device to position the distal end adjacent the first and second bone segments; extending the surgical instrument through the access device; engaging the distal end of the first longitudinal member with a first connector connected to the first bone segment; engaging the distal end of the pivoting member with a second connector connected to the second bone segment; and pivoting the pivoting member relative to the second longitudinal member by pivoting the edge against the surface on the second longitudinal member to move the first and second bone segments relative to each other. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12)
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