Patent ID: 9504500
Filing Date: 2016-11-29
CPC Classification: A61B

Claim Text:
1. A transverse connector comprising: a cross member having first and second ball joints connected thereto; first and second spinal rod connecting members supported on the first and second ball joints of the cross member, respectively, each of the first and second spinal rod connecting members defining a spinal rod connecting passage therethrough and a locking screw receptacle therein; and a locking screw having a post extending longitudinally therefrom configured to be received within a recess defined within the first ball joint and the post extends from a recess defined within an underside of the locking screw, the recess configured to receive at least a portion of the first ball joint therein, the locking screw received within the locking screw receptacle of the first spinal rod connecting member and rotatable in a first direction to engage with the first ball joint and fix the first spinal rod connecting member relative to the cross member, the locking screw being rotatable in a second direction to enable the first spinal rod connecting member to move about the first ball joint relative to the cross member, the locking screw sharing a common axis with the first ball joint.