Surgical Technique USS™ Small Stature/Paediatric Spine System DePuy Synthes 15
Using the USS small stature/paediatric rod introduction
pliers (the “persuader”)
Occasionally, a rod cannot easily be introduced into a dual-
opening implant because of the distance between the
rod and the implant. When using the rod introduction
pliers (388.503) (the persuader), the dual-opening
implant can be lifted and pulled towards the rod.
1. Mount sleeve pusher onto
persuader
Place the sleeve pusher (388.582) onto the cylinder of
the persuader (1). Pick up a sleeve from the loading sta-
tion using the sleeve pusher (2). The handle of the sleeve
pusher must be located on the side of the persuader
with the arrow.
2. Place persuader on implants
Slide the cylinder of the persuader on the stick and the
leg of the pliers on the rod.
Introducing Rods into Dual-Opening Implants
Haken 14a S17
16_02 USS Paediatric
16_01a USS Paediatric
Pedicle 13 S16a
Pedicle 13
Pedicle 13 S16a
16_01b USS Paediatric
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