Surgical plate systems
AssigneeGlobus Medical, Inc.
InventorsKurt Faulhaber, Bala Sundararajan
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Abstract
Improved bone plate systems are described herein. In some instances, a bone plate system can include a base plate, at least one retainer plate, and at least one spacer. The at least one retainer plate is configured to reside on the base plate in a free floating manner and can receive at least one fastener to secure the retainer plate to the at least one spacer, thereby providing a plate system that attaches to a spacer. In other instances, a bone plate system can include a base plate having one or more push plates that can engage at least one spacer.
Claims20
A method of placing an implantable system comprising:
- providing an implantable system including:
- a first spacer;
- a plate system configured to engage the first spacer and including:
- a base plate having an upper portion configured to be positioned over an upper vertebral body and a lower portion configured to be positioned over a lower vertebral body;
- a first bridge positioned between the upper and lower portions and having an engagement feature, the bridge having a smaller width than a width of the upper portion;
- and
- a first retainer plate;
- inserting the first spacer in an intervertebral space between the upper and lower vertebral bodies;
- placing the base plate over the upper and lower vertebral bodies, and the inserted spacer;
- inserting a first pair of fasteners through the first retainer plate and into the first spacer such that the first retainer plate is pivotally coupled to the engagement feature of the first bridge;
- inserting fasteners through the base plate and into the upper and lower vertebral bodies.
A method of placing an implantable system comprising:
- providing an implantable system including:
- a first spacer;
- a plate system configured to engage the first spacer and including:
- a base plate having an upper portion, an intermediate portion and a lower portion configured to be respectively positioned over an upper vertebral body, an intermediate vertebral body and a lower vertebral body;
- a first bridge positioned between the upper and intermediate portions and having a first engagement feature, the first bridge having a smaller width than a width of the upper portion;
- and
- a first retainer plate;
- a second bridge positioned between the intermediate portion and the lower portion and having a second engagement feature;
- inserting the first spacer in an intervertebral space between the upper and intermediate vertebral bodies;
- inserting the second spacer in an intervertebral space between the intermediate and lower vertebral bodies;
- placing the base plate over the upper, intermediate and lower vertebral bodies, and the inserted spacers;
- inserting a first pair of fasteners through the first retainer plate and into the first spacer such that the first retainer plate is pivotally coupled to the engagement feature of the first bridge;
- inserting a second pair of fasteners through the second retainer plate and into the second spacer such that the second retainer plate is pivotally coupled to the engagement feature of the second bridge;
- inserting fasteners through the base plate and into the upper, intermediate and lower vertebral bodies.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.