US 12,414,802 B2
Surgical instrument and method
William Alan Rezach, Covington, TN (US); and Brian A. Butler, Millington, TN (US)
Assigned to WARSAW ORTHOPEDIC, INC., Warsaw, IN (US)
Filed by WARSAW ORTHOPEDIC INC., Warsaw, IN (US)
Filed on Jun. 22, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/846,419.
Application 17/846,419 is a continuation of application No. 17/078,648, filed on Oct. 23, 2020, abandoned.
Prior Publication US 2022/0387084 A1, Dec. 8, 2022
Int. Cl. A61B 17/88 (2006.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01); A61B 17/70 (2006.01)
CPC A61B 17/7082 (2013.01) [A61B 17/00234 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A surgical inserter comprising:
an outer sleeve having a distal portion, the distal portion including at least one expandable projection being engageable with an inner groove of a spinal rod receiver of a bone fastener, the spinal rod receiver comprising a crown;
an inner shaft having a distal portion being engageable with the distal portion of the outer sleeve to expand the at least one expandable projection into the inner groove to capture the spinal rod receiver;
the inner shaft being engageable with the crown for connecting the spinal rod receiver with the surgical inserter; and
the distal portion of the inner shaft including a tapered configuration and a tip engageable with the crown.