Patent ID: 8469960

Claim:
A spinal stabilization system for stabilizing a spine using at least one a surgical screw implant configured to be implanted into the spine, comprising: a housing configured to accommodate placement of the surgical screw implant; the surgical screw implant is secured to the housing by a first mating feature in the surgical screw implant; a flexible locking feature contained within an opening in a tubular wall of the housing and configured to retain the surgical screw implant for implantation by engagement of protrusions with openings in the surgical screw implant; wherein the first mating feature is configured to control axial movement of the surgical screw implant, and a remover tool having a shaft configured to be inserted into the housing having a tab disposed on a distal end of the shaft and configured to engage the flexible locking feature and release the housing from the surgical screw implant as the shaft rotates by pushing the flexible locking feature to separate the protrusions from the opening or recessed portion of the screw.