Paragraph Number

161

FIG. 8B illustrates a bone probe 216 having a distal end that includes a coaxial opening that extends from a distal end of the bone probe 216 to a proximal end. The coaxial opening may connect to an opening in, or be a same opening as one in, a shaft 210 such that the shaft 210 is cannulated. The coaxial opening may have a diameter that accepts passage of a variety of instruments that a surgeon may use as part of a procedure to deploy a fixation device (e.g., a pedicle screw). The coaxial opening may also facilitate the bone probe 216 remaining in contact with the cortical bone as an orientation angle is determined.

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