Patent ID: 8915945
Filing Date: 2014-12-23
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. A method for securing a connecting element along a spinal column, comprising: engaging an anchor member to a vertebra; positioning the connecting element in a receiver member extending from the anchor member along a receiver axis and with the connecting element extending generally parallel to a sagittal plane of the spinal column transversely to the receiver axis; contacting the connecting element with a seat member in the receiver member, the anchor member being received in a recess in the seat member such that the seat member is located between the connecting element and the anchor member and is movable in a transverse motion relative to the receiver axis, wherein the seat member is prevented from rotating in a transverse motion relative to the receiver; pivoting the seat member generally parallel to the sagittal plane to accommodate a selected angular orientation of the connecting element relative to the receiver axis of the receiver member; and securing the connecting element in the receiver member in the selected angular orientation.