Patent ID: 7575587

Claim:
A system for stabilizing a bony segment, comprising: an elongate member positionable along the bony segment; an implant engageable to the bony segment in a transverse orientation to the elongate member; a connector assembly for connecting the elongate member to the implant, said connector assembly comprising: a coupler having a body defining a channel for receiving the elongate member and a clamping member in a passage of said body, said passage extending transversely to said channel, said clamping member including a receiver portion extending from said body and being configured to receive said implant with said receiver portion of said clamping member; and an engaging member movable generally perpendicularly to said clamping member into contact with said elongate member to contact said elongate member with said clamping member and displace said clamping member and said coupler relative to one another to clamp said implant therebetween wherein said implant is positioned in clamping engagement between said receiver portion of said clamping member and said coupler.