Patent attributes
An anti-splay bone anchor is provided. The anti-splay bone anchor comprises a screw shank, a screw head and a locking cap member as the primary components. The screw head comprises a first opposing member having a first profile and a second opposing member having a second profile; a through hole for receiving the screw shank there-through. The locking cap member comprises a body, a through hole, a set screw and a first and a second tab. The through hole has threads on the inner surface which is adapted to threadably receive the set screw having threads on the outer surface. The first tab and the second tab, each extending radially outward from the locking cap member, have a third and a fourth profile which are complimentary to the first profile and the second profile, respectively.
