Method and surgical tool for inserting a longitudinal member
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Apr 28, 2005
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Oct 22, 2004
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Oct 22, 2003
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A method for inserting a longitudinal member into a body of a patient includes holding the longitudinal member in a first position with a surgical tool. The longitudinal member is moved through an access port in the first position with the surgical tool. The longitudinal member is rotated from the first position into a second position extending transverse to the first position without releasing the longitudinal member from the surgical tool. The surgical tool includes a holding device for holding the longitudinal member in a first position. An articulating device rotates the longitudinal member from the first position into the second position without releasing the longitudinal member.
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