Patent ID: 8092503

Claim:
A polyaxial screw system comprising: a drive cap comprising: a partition wall having a first side and an opposing second side, a passage extending through the partition wall between the opposing sides; a sleeve projecting from the second side of the partition wall, the sleeve and partition wall at least partially bounding a socket; a shaft outwardly projecting from the first side of the partition wall; a screw having a threaded portion and a head formed on an end thereof, the head of the screw being at least partially disposed within the socket of the drive cap; a collet at least partially disposed within the socket of the drive cap, at least a portion of the collet being positioned between the drive cap and the head of the screw; and a compression cap, at least a portion of the compression cap movably extending through the passage in the partition wall so that the compression cap can selectively move the collet relative to the drive cap.