Patent ID: 9681903
Date: 2017-06-20
CPC Classifications: A61B

Claim:
1. A clip comprising: a body including a first end, a second end, and a backspan between the first and second ends, the backspan defining a through hole, each end configured to releasably couple to a rail of a dynamic spinal plate between adjacent segments of the dynamic spinal plate to maintain a span between the adjacent segments; a pin defining a longitudinal axis and including a head and a shaft extending from the head to a tip, the tip configured to penetrate bone and the shaft configured and dimensioned to be slidably received through the through hole of the body, the head sized to inhibit the head from passing through the through hole of the body; and a disc disposed about the shaft, the disc having a constant inner dimension larger than a diameter of the through hole to retain the pin within the through hole of the body, the entire backspan of the body positioned between the disc and the head.