TRANSVERSE ROD CONNECTOR CLIP

摘要

The present invention relates to a device for connecting two elongated spinal rods to one another in a spinal fixation system. The spinal fixation system includes a clip body including a first portion and a second portion, the first portion of the clip body configured to receive and engage a first elongated spinal rod, the second portion of the clip body having a transverse bore therein for receiving a second elongated spinal rod extending transverse to the first elongated spinal rod. The system further includes a locking member dimensioned and configured for mounting in the transverse bore in the second portion of the clip body so as to fix the position of the second elongated spinal rod with respect to the first elongated spinal rod.