Patent ID: 8668724

Claim:
An apparatus comprising: a receiver member for holding a part of an elongated member, said receiver member having a channel therethrough extending along a longitudinal axis, at least one aperture extending along a closure axis for a closure member, and an opening extending transverse to said channel and said closure axis and through an external surface of said receiver member, wherein said closure axis is transverse to said longitudinal axis and said opening includes a reduced diameter portion adjacent to said external surface; a grommet member for holding a part of a bone implant member, said grommet member having a passage therethrough for the bone implant member and an extension transverse to said passage, said extension including two prongs which define a gap therebetween that is in direct communication with said passage; and a clip positioned between said two prongs, said clip including a pair of oppositely positioned lobes extending from a base portion and having a width equal to the gap between said two prongs such that pressure is applied to said two prongs to prevent compression of said two prongs, wherein said extension is inserted through said transverse opening of said receiver member so that said grommet member is non-threadedly and rotatably connected to said receiver member.