Patent ID: 8721689

Claim:
A spinal cross connector comprising: a first arm; a first clamp structure on a first end of the first arm and configured to engage a first spinal rod; a second arm; and a second clamp structure on a first end of the second arm and configured to engage a second spinal rod; the first and second arms connected to one another at second ends of the first and second arms via a pivot coupling configured to allow positioning of the first and second arms relative to one another and to fix positioning thereof, the pivot coupling having a pivot pin extending through overlapping openings in the second ends of the first and second arms, the pivot pin extending along a central axis which is perpendicular to a line extending from the first end of the first arm to the first end of the second arm, wherein position fixation of the first and second arms by the pivot coupling causes the first and second clamp structures to respectively engage the first and second spinal rods.