Patent ID: 8617213

Claim:
A low profile transverse connector system, comprising: a first and a second spinal rod connection member, each spinal rod connection member having a spinal rod connection passage at a first end and a ball joint receptacle at the opposing second end, said first and second spinal rod connection members each including an integral body having a first and a second opposing compression slot, each spinal rod connection member defining a locking screw receptacle sized and configured to receive a locking screw capable of exerting compressive forces on said respective spinal rod connection passages and said respective ball joint receptacles by compressing said respective first and second compression slots; said first and second spinal rod connection members being connected one to the other by an elongated cross connecting member, said cross connecting member terminating at each end with an articulating ball that is sized and configured to articulate within said respective ball joint receptacles of said first and second spinal rod connection members.