Patent ID: 8668721
Filing Date: 2014-03-11
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. An apparatus for stabilizing a spinal system, the apparatus comprising: an extension element adapted to be coupled to a bone structure, the extension element comprising a ring portion defining a first aperture, the ring portion comprising an upper surface including a plurality of teeth; a rod-receiver element comprising a pair of spaced apart arms extending through the first aperture, the rod-receiver element defining a channel having an open top such that at least a portion of the rod may be inserted into the channel by moving the rod in a first sagittal plane, the rod-receiver element being rotatable 360 degrees in predetermined angular increments in place relative to the extension element to adjust and fix the direction of extension of the at least a portion of the rod in a first coronal plane; and a clip member comprising a pair of legs coupled by a connecting portion, the clip member being disposed between the arms such that the connecting portion is flush with a bottom surface of the ring portion and the clip member is secured to the ring portion, wherein the at least a portion of the rod engages the rod-receiver element when the rod extends within the vicinity of the spinal system and the bone structure.