Devices and methods for correcting vertebral misalignment

A method of correcting vertebral misalignment, the method comprising:

• providing a vertebral implant including:
• a frame assembly having a left lateral portion, a central portion, and a right lateral portion, the left lateral portion and the right lateral portion having an anterior surface for receiving a first fastener and a second fastener for securing the frame assembly to a first vertebral body,
• a reducing member configured to be slidably received over the central portion, the reducing member having an anterior surface for receiving a third fastener and a fourth fastener for securing the reducing member to a second vertebral body,
• an actuator independent from the third fastener and the fourth fastener;
• positioning the vertebral implant within a space between two adjacent vertebral bodies;
• and
• moving the actuator to translate the reducing member relative to the central portion of the frame assembly from a first position to a second position.

A method of correcting vertebral misalignment, the method comprising:

• providing a vertebral implant including:
• a frame assembly having a left lateral portion, a central portion, and a right lateral portion, the left lateral portion and the right lateral portion having an anterior surface for receiving a first and second fastener for securing the frame assembly to a first vertebral body,
• a reducing member configured to be slidably received over the central portion, the reducing member having an anterior surface for receiving a third and fourth fastener for securing the reducing member to a second vertebral body,
• an actuator independent from the third fastener and the fourth fastener, and
• a securing member for securing the reducing member to the frame assembly,
• wherein the frame assembly has an upper and lower surface for engaging with the first and second vertebral bodies,
• wherein the reducing member has an upper and lower surface for engaging with the first and second vertebral bodies;
• positioning the vertebral implant within a space between two adjacent vertebral bodies;
• and
• moving the actuator to translate the reducing member relative to the central portion of the frame assembly from a first position to a second position.