Patent ID: 8663287

Claim:
A spine fixation construct for receiving and retaining a spinal rod onto a bone screw, the spine fixation construct comprising: a rod holder configured to be axially received and positioned onto the bone screw and to receive and lock onto a spinal rod when engaged, the rod holder comprising: a connector having a pair of spaced apart prongs to receive the spinal rod and define a slot therebetween; a pawl at least partially disposed in the slot between the prongs and pivotally coupled to the connector to pivot within the slot between the prongs; a fixation component configured to be axially received on the bone screw and the rod holder, wherein engagement of the rod holder by the fixation component pivots the pawl into an engagement with both the spinal rod and the bone screw; wherein the connector comprises an annular bore to axially receive the bone screw; wherein the pawl is pivotally attached to the connector via a pivot pin extending between the prongs and parallel to the spinal rod; and wherein the fixation component threadably engages the annular bore in the connector.