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Surgical instrument for manipulating, positioning and fixing a surgical rod in relation to an implant

US10058360B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Aesculap AG · DE

Inventors

Kay Fischer · Tuttlingen, DE
Sven Krüger · Würzburg, DE
Irene Marx · Trossingen, DE
Lisa Schneider · South Haven, US

Key dates

Filing date	Aug 20, 2014
Grant date	Aug 28, 2018
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Oct 24, 2034

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA61B17/7091
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A surgical instrument for manipulating and positioning a surgical rod relative to a surgical implant features two legs rotatably coupled to each other by a hinge. Each leg includes a working end. The working ends come into engagement with the implant upon closing the instrument by rotating the legs around the hinge and pivotally position the instrument relative to the implant around a swivel axis transverse to its longitudinal axis. At least one of the legs includes a contact structure for a surgical rod by which the rod is manipulated and positioned upon swiveling the instrument around the swivel axis relative to a rod seating of the implant. At least one of the legs includes a guide structure for guiding a fixation screw, to be screwed in, for the rod and/or for a tool for screwing in the fixation screw after having positioned the rod in the rod seating.

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