Patent ID: 7066938

Claim:
An implantable medical connector device, comprising: an elongate member having a length extending along a longitudinal axis, and first and second ends; and first and second connector members formed on the first and second ends, each connector member having a width extending transverse to the longitudinal axis of the elongate member, an opening formed in a sidewall thereof and oriented substantially transverse to the longitudinal axis, and a nesting seat formed in the connector member and in communication with the opening, the nesting seat having a substantially circular shape and being adapted to snap-on to and engage an implanted cylindrical element, and having a diameter greater than a dimension of the opening; wherein the elongate member is semi-flexible such that, upon rotation of a rigid elongate cylindrical rod disposed within the first and second connector members, the elongate member distorts to prevent the rigid elongate cylindrical rod from disengaging with the first and second connector members.