TAB REMOVAL
Equipment
2997-04-310
EXPEDIUM Tab Breaker Body
2997-04-315
EXPEDIUM Tab Breaker Cap
A tab remover has been provided for removal of the
EXPEDIUM VERSE Screw Reduction Tabs at the
completion of the procedure. First, assemble the Tab
Breaker by threading the Tab Breaker Cap into the Tab
Breaker Body.
(FIGURE 61)
Prior to removing the reduction tabs, ensure that the
Correction Key or Unitized Set Screw has been fully
reduced and tightened. Slide the Tab Breaker over the
tab and rock the instrument inward and then outward.
(FIGURE 62)
Do not twist the instrument during tab
removal. Following reduction tab breakage, the
instrument can immediately be applied to the next tab.
This instrument has been designed to hold up to 40 tabs.
The “full” line provides an indication as to when the reservoir
must be emptied prior to proceeding. Additionally, a clearing
boss has been provided on the inner side of Tab Breaker Cap.
This feature can be inserted into the distal end of the Tab
Breaker to clear the last tab removed.
NOTE:
It is recommended to keep the tabs in the reservoir
from stacking against one another by occasionally shaking
the tab breaker while moving from screw to screw
FIGURE 61
FIGURE 62
FIGURE 63
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