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US 11,026,726 B2Granted
Minimal-profile anterior cervical plate and cage apparatus and method of using same
AssigneeK2M, Inc.
InventorPaul E. Kraemer
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Abstract
An apparatus and method for fusing cervical vertebrae is provided. The apparatus may include a plate configured to be affixed to at least two vertebrae, and at least two screws configured to affix the plate to an anterior surface of the at least two vertebrae, wherein when the plate is affixed to the at least two vertebrae, the plate is configured to be partially disposed in a disc space between the at least two vertebrae, and extend in an anterior direction beyond an anterior surface of the at least two vertebrae.
Claims17
A method of surgery comprising:
- preparing a space between adjacent vertebral bodies;
- placing a body in the space, the body being made of PEEK;
- and
- affixing a plate, which is separate from the body, to the adjacent vertebral bodies such that a posterior portion of the plate is disposed within the space, and an anterior portion of the plate engages anterior portions of the adjacent vertebral bodies, the plate being made of a metal material.
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A method of surgery comprising:
- preparing a space between adjacent vertebral bodies;
- placing an implant body of a first material into the space, the first material being PEEK;
- engaging a plate of a second material to the vertebral bodies so that a first portion of the plate contacts outer surfaces of the vertebral bodies and a second portion of the plate is positioned within the space adjacent to the implant body, the second material being a metal material;
- and
- inserting bone screws through the first portion of the plate and into the vertebral bodies to secure the plate thereto.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.