Patent ID: 9149302
Filing Date: 2015-10-06
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. A rod connector for attachment to a spinal rod in an existing spinal construct implanted in a patient, comprising: a first portion configured to attach to said existing spinal rod upon rotation comprising a pair of spaced hooks each including a projecting rod engagement member that engages said existing spinal rod upon rotation of said first portion relative to said existing spinal rod about an axis of engagement; a second portion attached to said first portion in a first unlocked position in which said second portion articulates relative to said first portion and in a second locked position in which said second portion is fixed relative to said first portion, said second portion including a connecting portion projecting therefrom and having an opening extending therethrough; and a rotation element movably supported within said opening by a biasing element on said first portion and rotatable independently of said second portion, said rotation element engaging said first portion for jointly rotating said first portion with said spaced hooks relative to said second portion while said first portion and said second portion are in said first unlocked position.