Patent ID: 9468468
Filing Date: 2016-10-18
CPC Classification: A61B

Claim Text:
1. A transverse connector of a stabilizing system for correcting a spinal deformity, the transverse connector comprising: a mounting portion adapted to be secured to a vertebra, the mounting portion having an aperture, the aperture defining a first axis; a head portion having a pocket for receiving a spinal rod, the pocket defining a second axis; an arm portion extending from the mounting portion to a terminal end in a first direction opposite from the head portion, the arm portion being substantially elongate in shape and adapted to extend laterally across a vertebra of a spine; a flexible tether secured to the terminal end of the arm portion; and a connection portion extending in a second direction between the mounting portion and the head portion such that the second axis is laterally offset relative to the first axis, wherein the connection portion extends between the mounting portion and the head portion at an acute angle relative to the first direction.