Patent ID: 9220541
Filing Date: 2015-12-29
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. A transverse connector for coupling between first and second elongate members of a spinal stabilization system, the transverse connector comprising: a connector arm having a first end portion, a second end portion and a bridge member extending therebetween, the first end portion having a first through hole extending from a top surface to a bottom surface and the second end portion having a second through hole extending from a top surface to a bottom surface, wherein the connector arm further includes a first upper pair of dovetail grooves extending along the top surface adjacent to the first through hole, a first lower pair of dovetail grooves extending along the bottom surface adjacent to the first through hole, a second upper pair of dovetail grooves extending along the top surface adjacent to the second through hole, and a second bottom pair of dovetail grooves extending along the lower surface adjacent to the second through hole; a first coupling assembly proximate the first end portion of the connector arm, the first coupling assembly comprising: a first insert extending through the first through hole, the first insert having a first end region and a second end region; and a second coupling assembly proximate the second end portion of the connector arm, the second coupling assembly comprising: