Patent ID: 9492205
Filing Date: 2016-11-15
CPC Classification: A61B

Claim Text:
1. An open rod connector for adding a rod to an existing fusion construct, said open rod connector comprising: a connector body that is a unitary component formed with a U-shaped rod connector channel defined by a side wall and a middle wall and a second rod connector channel defined by said middle wall and a shaped arm, wherein a bottom portion of said U-shaped rod connector channel is formed with angled facets that are configured to permit rotation of a first spinal fusion rod within said U-shaped rod connector channel and a collet receiving depression that has a flat surface and said second rod connector channel is adapted to receive a second spinal fusion rod; and a swivel collet that comprises side extensions defining a rod coupling groove adapted to receive said first spinal fusion rod and a flat circular base that rotates on said flat surface of said collet-receiving depression formed in said bottom portion of said U-shaped rod connector channel, wherein one of said side extensions is formed with a collet pin slot; and a collet pin that is inserted through a collet pin outlet formed in said side wall of said connector body and into said collet pin slot, wherein said collet pin slot is configured to allow said swivel collet to rotate independent of said U-shaped rod connector channel when said collet pin is within said collet pin slot.