Patent ID: 7585299

Claim:
A system for stabilizing a bony segment, comprising: an elongate member positionable along the bony segment; an implant including a proximal portion and a distal portion engageable to the bony segment with the proximal portion in a transverse orientation to the elongate member; a connector assembly for connecting the elongate member to the implant, said connector assembly comprising: a coupling body having a pair of arms extending along a first axis and alongside one another between a free end and an opposite end of each of said pair of arms, a connecting portion extending along a second axis transverse to said first axis, said connecting portion extending transversely between and interconnecting said pair of arms at said opposite ends, said connecting portion defining a first passage receiving said proximal portion of said implant therethrough and said pair of arms defining a second passage receiving said elongate member therethrough in said transverse orientation; a clamping member positioned in said second passage and extending at least partially about said elongate member in said second passage; and an engaging member engaged to said first arm in a first position, wherein said engaging member is movable toward said clamping member from said first position to a second position in contact with said clamping member to clampingly engage said clamping member to said elongate member while flexing said coupling body about said connecting portion, said flexing transitions said coupling body to a deformed configuration wherein said pair of arms are deformed apart in opposite directions away from one another and wherein said connecting portion is deformed into said first passage such that said first passage changes shape to engage said connecting portion of said coupling body to said proximal portion of said implant.