POSITIONABLE CLIP FOR PROVISIONALLY CAPTURING A COMPONENT ON A SPINAL ROD

摘要

A positionable clip (30) is provided that is engageable on a spinal rod (R) to capture a rod-borne component in a variable position on the rod. In one embodiment, the positionable clip (30) includes a pair of clamping members (31), each including a pair of opposed arms (33) configured for engaging the rod therebetween. A biasing hinge (36) biases the arms together to grip the rod with sufficient force to maintain the position of the clip on the rod during manipulation of the rod. A bar (38) connects the two clamping members (31) to define a receiving space (39) to receive a component that is disposed on the spinal rod. In one aspect, the bar (38) includes a pressure surface (40) such that a force applied to the pressure surface will cause the arms (33) of the clamping members (31) to displace apart to disengage from the spinal rod. The clip is configured so that this force can be applied by the component captured by the positional clip as the component is itself tightened onto the spinal rod.