Patent ID: 8147523

Claim:
A connector to attach a vertebral rod to an anchor comprising: a body including a first channel extending through opposing lateral sides to receive the vertebral rod and a second channel extending through opposing inferior and superior sides to receive the anchor, a centerline of the first channel being offset from a centerline of the second channel, the body further including a first opening positioned away from the opposing lateral sides and extending into the first channel; a set screw with a head at a first end and a contact surface at a second end, the set screw configured to be positioned in an engaged orientation in the first opening with the contact surface in the first channel to contact the vertebral rod; a cradle positioned in the body and including a curved first surface that faces towards the first channel and an opposite second surface that faces towards the second channel, the cradle including an angled end between the first and second surfaces that is positioned in proximity to the first opening; the cradle positioned in the body for the angled surface to be contacted by the contact surface when the set screw is in the engaged orientation to move the cradle relative to the body and position the second surface into the second channel; and a second opening in the body positioned away from the opposing lateral sides and extending into the first channel, the second opening being positioned on an opposite side of the first channel from the second channel, the second opening sized to receive a post on the second surface of the cradle.