Patent ID: 8771319

Claim:
A rod to rod connector comprising: a clamping assembly comprising: a clamping body having a channel defined by a channel wall for receiving a first spinal rod, and a bore extending through the clamping body; a polyaxial articulation element having a hollow body and an opening, the opening being adjacent to the bore extending through the clamping body; and a pivot element pivotally connected to the clamping body by a pin on which a first end of the pivot element is mounted, the pivot element configured to clamp a spinal rod between a second end of the pivot element and the channel wall in the clamping assembly, wherein the second end of the pivot element opposes the first end of the pivot element; and a connector member for connecting the clamping assembly to a second spinal rod, the connector member comprising a socket having an axis, the socket configured to receive the articulation element of the clamping assembly, with the articulation element polyaxially rotatable relative to the axis of the socket.