Patent attributes
A fixation system comprises a rod, a fastener including a head and an elongated shank, a yoke and an insert. The yoke includes opposite arms defining a slot to receive the rod, an opening to receive the shank, a surface for supporting the fastener head, and a cross bore through each of the arms. The insert has a base configured for slidable insertion between the yoke arms, and defining a rod supporting surface and an opening sized to receive the fastener shank. The insert further includes a pair of resiliently deflectable fingers extending from the base and including a tab projecting therefrom configured to be received within a cross bore. Each tab defines a beveled face configured to bear against the yoke as the insert is advanced into the yoke slot and to deflect the fingers inward until the tabs are aligned with the cross bores.
