TENSIONING INSTRUMENT AND RELATED BONE FIXATION SYSTEMS AND METHODS

摘要

An instrument includes a bearing member, and an actuator spaced from the bearing member in a proximal direction. The instrument includes, or can be attached to, an elongate member that extends from a location of the actuator toward the bearing member. The elongate member can attach to or extend from a portion of an implant, wherein the location is spaced from the bearing member a distance in the proximal direction. The actuator includes a flexible portion that is spaced from the elongate member in a direction perpendicular to the proximal direction, such that, when a force is applied to the flexible portion of the actuator, the flexible portion of the actuator deforms so as to increase the distance between the location and the bearing member.

主权项

1. An instrument comprising:
a bearing member; an actuator spaced from the bearing member in a proximal direction, the actuator including a flexible portion; and a retainer configured to attach to a portion of an implant, the retainer extending from a location on the actuator toward the bearing member, the location spaced from the bearing member a distance in the proximal direction, wherein application of a force to the actuator deforms the flexible portion so as to increase the distance between the location and the bearing member.