Patent ID: 8317834

Claim:
A pre-assembled construct that attaches to a structural member in a patient, the pre-assembled construct comprising: an elongated member with opposing first and second ends; a connector comprising: a body; a first receptacle that extends through the body and receives the elongated member with the first end positioned on a first side of the connector and the second end positioned on a second side of the connector, the first receptacle being larger than the elongated member for the connector to be movable along the elongated member; a threaded aperture that extends from an exterior of the body into the first receptacle; a fastener threaded into the threaded aperture and including a thread that extends along first and second longitudinal sections and a thread interrupt positioned between the sections to resist the first section from moving into the threaded aperture, the interrupt and the first section positioned in the first receptacle for a distal end of the fastener to contact against the elongated member; a second receptacle spaced away from the first receptacle to receive the structural member in the patient; and retaining members permanently attached to each of the first and second ends of the elongated member, each of the retaining members including a central opening with an inner radial surface that contacts the elongated member and an outer radial surface that extends outward beyond the elongated member, each of the retaining members being larger than the first receptacle to prevent the connector from detaching from the elongated member.