Patent ID: 8066746

Claim:
A connection assembly for connecting a spinal implant to an anchor, the connection assembly comprising: a housing member having a first end and a second end, the housing member having an aperture proximate the first end for receiving a portion of a spinal implant and a channel extending from the second end towards the first end, the channel is in fluid connection with the aperture and oriented generally transversely to the aperture; a receiving member having a first end and a second end, the receiving member having an aperture proximate the first end for receiving a portion of an anchor and a lumen extending from the second end towards the first end, the lumen is in fluid communication with the aperture and oriented generally transversely to the aperture, the second end of the receiving member is received in the channel so that the receiving member is rotatably and translatably connected to the housing member; an interference member having a first end and a second end, the interference member received in the lumen and translatable in the lumen, the first end of the interference member having an anchor contacting surface; and a cap member having a lumen and an extension portion, wherein the channel of the housing member receives the extension portion of the cap member.