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

Claim 11:
12. 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 positioned between the upper and lower apertures, the rod aperture 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, and threading the threaded upper portion with the internal threading of the upper aperture, the retaining lip preventing the set screw from being removed from the upper aperture;
after inserting the set screw, inserting a clamp upwardly through the lower aperture;
after inserting the clamp, 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.