Patent ID: 9050138
Filing Date: 2015-06-09
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. A vertebral rod connector comprising: a first portion configured to engage a fastener construct and define a first longitudinal axis; the fastener construct configured to secure the first portion to a vertebra a second portion including continuous top and bottom surfaces extending between opposite side surfaces that are each continuous with the top and bottom surfaces, the second portion comprising an uninterrupted inner surface that defines an enclosed opening positioned between the top and bottom surfaces and configured for disposal of a vertebral rod, the opening extending along a second longitudinal axis disposed transverse to the first longitudinal axis, wherein the opening is configured to receive a vertebral rod such that the inner surface prevents the rod from moving along the first longitudinal axis in opposite first and second directions while allowing the rod to be movable along the second longitudinal axis; and a flexible linking portion disposed for connecting the first portion with the second portion, the linking portion having a bifurcated configuration oriented transverse to the first longitudinal axis.