Patent ID: 8636776

Claim:
A spinal implant, comprising: a head member having a substantially hollow cylindrical shape with proximal and distal ends, the head member having a rod-receiving recess formed from opposed cut-out portions extending from the proximal end and terminating proximal to the distal end, and the head member having first and second slots formed therein on opposed sides of an outer surface of the head member, each of the first and second slots having a proximal upper shoulder and a distal lower shoulder, the upper shoulder having a curved shape such that opposed ends of the lower shoulder curve away from the lower shoulder such that the opposed ends of the upper shoulder are closer to the proximal end of the head member than a central portion of the upper shoulder to allow a grasping member of a rod reduction device to be inserted into the respective slots at an angle; and a bone-engaging member extending from the distal end of the head member and effective to engage bone.