Patent ID: 9622788
Date: 2017-04-18
CPC Classifications: A61B

Claim:
1. An implant assembly comprising: a receiver extending along a longitudinal axis between a proximal end and a distal end, the proximal end configured for receiving an elongated member, the distal end comprising a threaded inner surface defining a cylindrical shaped opening that receives a correspondingly shaped threaded head of a bone anchor such that the threads on the inner surface engage the threads on the head, the bone anchor having a tip opposite the head, the tip configured to engage bone, a connector member that contacts at least the distal end of the receiver and at least the head of the bone anchor to provide a rigid interface between the receiver and the head of the bone anchor such that the receiver is fixed relative to the bone anchor, the assembly further comprising a saddle, separate from the connector member, inserted into the receiver such that the saddle can pivot therein.