Patent ID: 11864801
Assignee: SEASPINE, INC.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 8:
9. A connector for an implantable connector system, comprising:
a fixed body defining a first receptacle and a second receptacle;
the first receptacle, the second receptacle, or both having a bushing therein, wherein the bushing includes a first dimension along a longitudinal axis of a through opening therein and a second dimension perpendicular to the longitudinal axis, and wherein the first dimension is less than the second dimension;
a first threaded opening intersecting the first receptacle;
a second threaded opening intersecting the second receptacle;
a first fastener threadingly engaging the first threaded opening and extending into said first receptacle of the body;
a second fastener threadingly engaging the second threaded opening and extending into the second receptacle of the body; and
the first receptacle includes a front opening connected to a back opening of an outer periphery of the fixed body, wherein an axis extends between the front opening and the back opening, wherein at least the front opening is a slot, wherein the slot includes a continuous closed periphery defined only by a front side of the connector and the slot intersects with an annular groove of the first receptacle formed within the continuous closed periphery defined by the front side of the connector and extending at least partially between and partially spaced from the front opening and the back opening, wherein the closed periphery of the slot includes a length dimension and a width dimension perpendicular to and smaller than the length dimension, and wherein the width dimension of the slot is larger than the first dimension of the bushing and smaller than the second dimension of the bushing, wherein the bushing passes through the slot when in a first orientation when inserted into the first receptacle, wherein in the first orientation the width dimension of the slot is aligned with the first dimension of the bushing, and the bushing is pivoted to a second orientation different from the first orientation when assembled with the first receptacle of the fixed body.