Compressible cervical plate
AssigneeSpinal Simplicity, LLC
InventorsAdam Frock, Adam Rogers, Todd Moseley
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Abstract
A compressible plate including a plurality of plate segments for compressing two or more osseous structures. The compressible cervical plate includes a spring retaining member extending from at least one plate segment and a spring retaining member recess disposed at another plate segment, the spring retaining member recess receiving the spring retaining member. A spring disposed at the spring retaining member and providing active compression between the plurality of plate segments.
Claims20
An implantable orthopedic compression plate configured to provide compression to two or more osseous structures, the implantable orthopedic compression plate comprising:
- a plug plate segment comprising:
- a spring retaining member extending from the plug plate segment;
- and
- one or more connectors extending from the plug plate segment;
- at least one socket plate segment, the spring retaining member receivable therein,
- wherein the at least one socket plate segment comprises one or more connector recesses within the at least one socket plate segment;
- a plurality of bone screws configured to secure the implantable orthopedic compression plate to the two or more osseous structures,
- wherein each of the plug plate segment and the at least one socket plate segment includes at least one bone screw of the plurality of bone screws;
- and
- a spring disposed within the spring retaining member,
- wherein the spring is arranged to bias the at least one socket plate segment towards the plug plate segment such that the implantable orthopedic compression plate is biased towards a closed configuration;
- wherein the one or more connectors of the plug plate segment are fully seated within the one or more connector recesses of the at least one socket plate segment when the implantable orthopedic compression plate is in the closed configuration.
An implantable orthopedic compression plate configured to transition between an open configuration and a closed configuration, the implantable orthopedic compression plate comprising:
- a plurality of plate segments comprising at least a first plate segment and a second plate segment;
- a spring retaining member extending from the first plate segment;
- a spring retaining member recess defined by the second plate segment, the spring retaining member recess receiving the spring retaining member therein;
- a spring disposed within the spring retaining member,
- wherein the spring biases the second plate segment towards the first plate segment such that the implantable orthopedic compression plate is biased towards the closed configuration;
- one or more connectors extending from the first plate segment;
- and
- one or more connector recesses within the second plate segment, wherein the one or more connectors are fully seated within the one or more connector recesses when the implantable orthopedic compression plate is in the closed configuration.
An implantable orthopedic compression plate configured to provide active compression between three or more osseous structures, comprising:
- an intermediate segment comprising a first spring retaining member and a second spring retaining member extending therefrom;
- a first plate segment receiving the first spring retaining member therein, the first plate segment including a first spring;
- a second plate segment receiving the second spring retaining member therein, the second plate segment including a second spring, therein,
- wherein the first spring biases the first plate segment toward the intermediate segment and the second spring biases the second plate segment towards the intermediate segment,
- wherein each of the first spring and the second spring are at least partially displaced from an equilibrium position when the implantable orthopedic compression plate is in a closed configuration;
- one or more connectors extending from the intermediate segment;
- and
- one or more connector recesses within at least one of the first plate segment or the second plate segment, wherein the one or more connectors are fully seated within the one or more connector recesses when the implantable orthopedic compression plate is in the closed configuration.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.