Patent ID: 11890036
Assignee: GLOBUS MEDICAL INC.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 0:
1. A method of assembling a closed-head polyaxial screw assembly comprising:
providing a closed head having an upper aperture having an internal threading, a lower aperture and a rod aperture between the upper and lower apertures and being a through-opening for receiving a rod;
inserting a set screw having a threaded upper portion and a retaining lip upwardly through the lower aperture, the retaining lip preventing the set screw from being removed from the upper aperture;
inserting a clamp upwardly through the lower aperture;
inserting a polyaxial screw through the upwardly through the lower aperture such that a head of the polyaxial screw is surrounded by the inserted clamp.