US 12,491,078 B2 · Vertebral implant system and methods of use

Abstract

A vertebral implant system is provided comprising an upper staple, a lower staple and a vertical member. In some embodiments, the vertical member is a plate. In some embodiments, the plate further comprises an offset guide that defines an offset dimension to contribute to a correction of an alignment of a vertebral body. In some embodiments, the staple defines an offset dimension to contribute to a correction of an alignment of a vertebral body. In some embodiments, the vertebral implant system is configured to be installed from an anterior, oblique, or lateral angle to the vertebral body. In some embodiments, a self adjusting screw plate alignment system is provided comprising a bone screw having threaded and tip portions, a plate with a through hole, a locking element and a securing element configured to frictionally anchor the tip portion of the bone screw in the plate through hole.

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Dependent claims

A vertebral implant system comprising:

an upper staple;
a lower staple;
a vertical member configured to be coupled to the upper staple and the lower staple;
the vertical member comprises a plate;
wherein the plate further comprises an offset guide protruding from an inner surface of the plate;
the offset guide defines an offset guide offset dimension;
the upper staple comprises one or more upper staple fine extending from an upper staple plate;
the upper staple plate comprises a planar element having an upper staple plate bottom edge at an upper staple plate offset dimension from the one or more upper staple tine;
the lower staple comprises one or more lower staple fine extending from a lower staple plate;
the lower staple plate comprising a planar element having a lower staple plate top edge at a lower staple plate offset dimension from the one or more lower staple tine;
and
the offset guide offset dimension, the upper staple plate offset dimension and the lower staple plate offset dimension define an implant system offset dimension.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Vertebral implant system and methods of use

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