Vented set screw for implantable medical device

A medical device configured to be connected to one or more additional medical devices using a tool, the medical device comprising:

• a connection component including:
• a first bore sized and shaped to receive a portion of an additional medical device of the one or more additional medical devices;
• and
• a second bore in fluid communication with the first bore;
• and
• a vented set screw configured to be placed in the second bore, the vented set screw including:
• a top surface;
• a tip;
• a body having a lateral surface extending from the top surface to the tip, the body including a cavity having an opening on the top surface, the cavity sized and shaped to receive the tool, wherein the body of the set screw comprises a head including the top surface;
• and
• one or more venting holes under the top surface, the one or more venting holes extending from the lateral surface of the body through the body and connecting with the cavity, the one or more venting holes are in the head.