Patent ID: 8764801

Claim:
A system comprising: a first left implant having an opening for receiving a first fastener, the first fastener having a first head portion and first shaft portion, the first shaft portion engageable with a first vertebra, the first left implant comprising a first left articular surface and a left crosslink coupling interface, wherein the first left articular surface is shaped to articulate with a second left articular surface on a second vertebra; a first right implant having an opening for receiving a second fastener, the second fastener having a second head portion and second shaft portion, the second shaft portion engageable with the first vertebra, the first right implant comprising a first right articular surface shaped to articulate with a second right articular surface on the second vertebra; and a crosslink attachable to the first left and right implants to secure the first left implant with respect to the first right implant at any of a limited number of discrete relative displacements, the crosslink comprising a rod and a left implant coupling component, wherein the rod attaches to the left implant coupling component, the left implant coupling component having a left implant coupling interface, wherein the left implant coupling interface attaches directly to the left crosslink coupling interface, wherein a left clocking feature including a plurality of ridges facing the crosslink formed between the left implant coupling interface and the left crosslink coupling interface, wherein the left clocking feature limits attachment between the left implant coupling component and the first left implant to the discrete relative displacements, wherein the left implant coupling component comprises a resilient member, wherein the resilient member comprises the left implant coupling interface, wherein the left implant coupling interface snaps onto the left crosslink coupling interface to secure the first left implant to the first right implant.