Insert Screw
Synthes Spine
9
9
Insert screw
Instruments
388.612
Hook/Screw Holder (“hex stick”)
388.622
H
a
ndle, for hook/screw holder
Align the hex on the “hex stick” with the hex in the top
of the
a
ppropri
a
te du
a
l-opening screw
a
nd secure with
the coupling screw. Sn
a
p the “hex stick” into the h
a
ndle
b
y depressing the
b
utton on the h
a
ndle.
Insert the du
a
l-opening screw into the prep
a
red pedicle.
After the screw h
a
s
b
een inserted, remove the h
a
ndle
b
y
depressing the
b
utton, le
a
ving the “hex stick” in pl
a
ce, if
desired.
Alternative instruments
388.335
4.0 mm Hex
a
gon
a
l Screwdriver
388.337
4.0 mm Hex
a
gon
a
l Screwdriver Sh
a
ft
388.38
Holding Sleeve
The 4.0 mm hex
a
gon
a
l screwdriver m
a
y
a
lso
b
e used for
screw insertion.
The h
a
ndle used with the 4.0 mm hex
a
gon
a
l screwdriver
sh
a
ft offers
a
n
a
ltern
a
tive method for screw insertion.
The holding sleeve m
a
y
b
e used with either screwdriver to
ret
a
in the screw during initi
a
l insertion into the pedicle.
Important:
C
a
re should
b
e t
a
ken to
a
lign the screws
a
long
the s
a
me longitudin
a
l
a
xis to f
a
cilit
a
te rod pl
a
cement. This
m
a
y require
a
djusting the screws so th
a
t they
a
re
a
ll
a
t
a
p-
proxim
a
tely the s
a
me height.
