Patent ID: 7985245

Claim:
A surgical implant assembly for attachment to a bone, comprising: an integral attachment device having first and second ends, said first end adapted for securing to the bone, said second end having a hollow core bordered by curved walls, said second end having a central aperture contiguous with said hollow core, said second end further including at least a second opening wherein said second opening is at least one of an expansion slot and an entry channel; a tension link having a proximal end and a distal end, said proximal end having a tension link head and said distal end being threaded, said tension link head rotatably mounted within said hollow core and maintained therein by contact with said curved walls; and a rod having at least one integral preformed socket adapted for at least partially receiving said second end of the attachment device, said socket including at least one tension link cavity, wherein said rod is secured to said attachment device by a tension link nut that is threaded onto said distal end of said tension link.