| CPC A61B 17/02 (2013.01) [A61B 17/1671 (2013.01); A61B 17/3423 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0256 (2013.01)] | 20 Claims |

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1. A stabilization component for use in minimally invasive spine surgery comprising:
a housing having a lumen therein, wherein the housing comprises a first component coupled to a second component; and
a collet positioned within the housing and concentrically disposed about the lumen, the collet being configured to transition between a locked configuration and an unlocked configuration;
wherein the stabilization component is configured to be slidable about an access device for accessing a spinal region when in the unlocked configuration, and wherein relative movement between the first component and the second component of the housing compress the collet to be in the locked configuration, thereby locking the housing to the access device.
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