Patent Document ID: 8920470
Application ID: 14063412

Base Claim:
1. A spinal fixation system, comprising: a bone anchor having a bone-engaging portion and a spinal fixation element receiving portion with opposed arms configured to receive a spinal fixation element therebetween; a connecting member having first and second ends with a spanning portion extending therebetween, the first end having an elongate opening extending therethrough; and a locking member configured to engage opposed inner walls of the opposed arms of the spinal fixation element receiving portion, the locking member being configured to maintain a location of a spinal fixation element with respect to the spinal fixation element receiving portion in which the spinal fixation element is disposed, and further configured to maintain a location of the connecting member with respect to the bone anchor.

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Claim 4:
4. The system of claim 1 , wherein the spanning portion of the connecting member is arcuate such that at least a portion of the spanning portion is proximally offset from a plane defined by the first and second ends of the connecting member.