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US 2012/0071924 A1Published application
Antero lateral plating systems and methods for spinal stabilization
AssigneeMedtronic, Inc.
InventorAnthony J. Melkent
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Abstract
A plating system for stabilization of a bony segment includes a plate engageable to at least first and second bony elements. For spinal stabilization, the plate is attached to the antero-lateral portions of at least first and second vertebrae and is structured to facilitate engagement of the plate to the vertebrae from an approach extending in the anterior-posterior directions.
Claims17
1-6. (canceled)
A plating system for stabilization of a spinal column segment, comprising:
- a plate having at least a first hole therethrough between an upper surface and a lower surface of said plate to receive a bone fastener for passage into a first vertebra and at least a second hole therethrough between said upper surface and said lower surface of said plate to receive a bone fastener for passage into a second vertebra, said first and second holes being located adjacent a medial side of said plate,
- wherein said lower surface of said plate is structured for positioning along an antero-lateral portion of the first and second vertebrae, and said first and second holes axes being non-orthogonally oriented relative to said lower surface of said plate to receive said bone fasteners positioned therethrough in a direction generally parallel to a sagittal plane of the spinal column segment when said plate is positioned along the antero-lateral portion of the first and second vertebrae,
- said plate further including first and second anchor members extending from said lower surface at a location between a lateral side of said plate and a respective one of said first and second holes,
- said anchor members being structured for positioning into the first and second vertebrae as said plate is positioned along the antero-lateral portion of the first and second vertebrae.
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A plating system for stabilization of a spinal column segment, comprising:
- a plate having at least a first hole therethrough between an upper surface and a lower surface of said plate to receive a bone fastener for passage into a first vertebra and at least a second hole therethrough between said upper surface and said lower surface of said plate to receive a bone fastener for passage into a second vertebra,
- said first and second holes being located adjacent a first side of said plate, and said first and second holes extend along first and second axes, respectively, that are non-orthogonally oriented to said lower surface of said plate to receive said bone fasteners positioned therethrough,
- said plate further including first and second anchor members secured with said plate and extending from said lower surface at a location between a second side of said plate and a respective one of said first and second holes, said anchor members each being orthogonally oriented to said lower surface of said plate and extending along an axis intersecting a respective one of said first and second hole axes.
22-24. (canceled)
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.