#$%^&*AU2020239651A120201015.pdf#####Docu e nt9-14/09/2020 ABSTRACT A rod inserter for delivering a spinal fixation rod through an access channel, the rod inserter comprising a first member comprising an elongate tube with a proximal end and a distal end, with a passage extending from the proximal end to the distal end； a second member comprising an elongate shaft configured to move along the passage of the first member； a third member comprising a first end and a second end, the first end coupled to the second member； a rod holder, configured to releasably couple with the rod and comprising a leading end pivotally coupled to the distal end of the first member, a trailing end coupled to the second end of the third member and a protrusion configured to be received by a complementary cutout on the rod, the rod holder being configured to transition between an aligned configuration, wherein a longitudinal axis of the rod holder is generally parallel with a longitudinal axis of the second member, and an angled configuration wherein the longitudinal axis of the rod holder is at an angle to the longitudinal axis of the second member, the rod holder configured to releasably couple with a rod； and an actuator toward the proximal end of the first member configured to translate the second member, wherein translation of the second member transitions the rod holder between the aligned configuration and the angled configuration.1/25 //0 11O00 /L26 120 FG. I
