Patent Document ID: 7645294
Application ID: 10813904

Base Claim:
1. A spinal fixation system, comprising: at least two bone anchors having a bone-engaging portion and a rod receiving portion with opposed arms that receive a rod therebetween; a rod disposable between the opposed arms of the rod receiving portion of one of the at least two bone anchors; and a connecting plate having a distal surface that bears against a proximal terminal end surface of each of the opposed arms of the rod receiving portion of at least one of the bone anchors, the connecting plate connecting the at least two bone anchors.

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Claim 29:
29. The spinal fixation system of claim 1 , wherein the distal bone anchor portion is a polyaxial screw that includes a head that mates with the rod receiving portion and a bone screw portion, whereby the bone screw portion pivots about a point at the head of the bone screw portion.