Patent ID: 8808331

Claim:
A connection assembly for connecting a spinal implant to an anchor, the connection assembly comprising: a housing member having a first end and a second end, the housing member having an aperture proximate the first end for receiving a portion of a spinal implant and a channel extending from the second end towards the first end, the channel is in fluid connection with the aperture and oriented generally transversely to the aperture; a connection member having a first end and a second end, the connection member having a lumen, the lumen is in fluid communication with the aperture of the housing member and oriented generally transversely to the aperture of the housing member, the second end of the connection member is received in the channel of the housing member so that the connection member is rotatably and translatably connected to the housing member; a receiving member having a first end and a second end, the receiving member having an aperture for receiving a portion of an anchor, a resilient leg for contacting an anchor, and a channel extending from the second end to the first end, the channel receives a first end of the connection member; and a cap member having a lumen and an extension portion, wherein the channel of the housing member receives the extension portion of the cap member.