Patent ID: 8617218

Claim:
A spinal surgical system, comprising: a connecting member including an elongated body having a length sized to extend between at least two vertebrae; a bone anchor including a distal bone engaging portion engageable to bony structure and a receiver extending proximally from said bone engaging portion, said receiver including a passage between opposite arms of said receiver with said passage opening at opposite sides of said arms of said receiver and with said passage further opening at a proximal end of said receiver; a pair of elongated members each extending along a longitudinal axis between a proximal end and an opposite distal end, each of said elongated members having a locking member and an elongated body, said elongated body extending between said proximal and distal ends and including a bifurcated distal end portion extending from a proximal portion, said bifurcated distal end portion including a pair of engaging members flexibly movable relative to said proximal portion between a first configuration for receiving a respective one of said arms of said receiver and a second configuration for engaging with said respective one of said arms of said receiver, wherein said locking member extends through said proximal portion and is axially displaceable relative to said elongated body between a first position and a second position in engagement with each of said engaging members to retain said engaging members in said second configuration, wherein each of said engaging members includes a passage for receiving a portion of said locking member.