SCREW INSERTER INSTRUMENTS

Screw inserter instruments and methods for implanting a bone screw are disclosed herein. In one exemplary embodiment, a screw inserter instrument can include a driver shaft, a retaining sleeve disposed around the driver shaft, and a locking sleeve disposed around the retaining sleeve. The locking sl...

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Hauptverfasser: RODRIGUEZ, Joshua, EMIL, Cory, BIESTER, Eric, WASSERBAUER, Ellen E
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Sprache:eng ; fre ; ger
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Zusammenfassung:Screw inserter instruments and methods for implanting a bone screw are disclosed herein. In one exemplary embodiment, a screw inserter instrument can include a driver shaft, a retaining sleeve disposed around the driver shaft, and a locking sleeve disposed around the retaining sleeve. The locking sleeve can have a first position in which rotation of the driver shaft causes corresponding rotation of the retaining sleeve while the locking sleeve is held stationary, and a second position in which rotation of the locking sleeve causes corresponding rotation of the retaining sleeve while the driver shaft is held stationary.