A surgical instrument designed to facilitate the correct orientation (alignment) of an orthopaedic fixation implant, implants, or system of implants during orthopaedic surgery. It may be used, e.g., to align a series of bone screws in an implant system for posterior stabilization of the spine, or to align a spinal anatomical fixation implant. It is available in a variety of shapes and sizes and allows the surgeon to engage this device with the implant(s) and align them in the desired configuration. It is typically made of high-grade stainless steel or titanium alloy and will have profiled features to fit into the implant(s) to align them. This is a reusable device.