DEPLOYMENT TOOL FOR DISTAL BONE ANCHORS WITH SECONDARY COMPRESSION

摘要

Deployment systems (220) for deploying a bone fixation device are disclosed herein. One embodiment of a deployment system (220) includes a syringe-shaped body (222) configured to provide proximal traction to a bone fixation device in response to a compressive force between a finger grip (230) and a plunger (228) adapted to be engaged by the heel of a clinician's hand. The device (220) may include a collet (250) for gripping a proximal pin of a fixation device. The deployment device (220) may also include a tool (260) that includes an elongate body with a distal tip (266) adapted to rotationally engage a bone fixation device in order to axially rotate the fixation device.