Adjustable Occipital Plate

An adjustable occipital plate, comprising:

• a fixation plate;
• at least one lateral rod configured to be coupled to said fixation plate;
• at least one laterally sliding link configured to be coupled to and configured to be compressed around said at least one lateral rod to create a friction fit;
• and
• at least one rod connector coupled to said at least one laterally sliding link that is configured to receive at least one posterior cervical rod.

An adjustable occipital plate assembly, comprising:

• a fixation plate including
• first end with a pair of openings and
• a second end with a protrusion that extends away at an angle from a first plane formed by the pair of openings and that includes a contoured extension configured to contain a bone graft between the cranium and a cervical vertebra;
• a pair of screws configured to engage the pair of openings to attach the fixation plate to a cranium;
• a lateral rod coupled with the second end and extending transverse to the fixation plate in a second plane substantially parallel to the first plane;
• a pair of links configured to rotate and translate about the lateral rod, each link including
• a link top portion with a top opening,
• a link bottom portion, and
• a round portion coupling the top portion and bottom portion that wraps around a portion of the lateral rod;
• a pair of rod connectors coupled with the pair of links, each rod connector including
• a connector base portion coupled with the bottom portion,
• a connector top portion extending through the top opening and having a threading, and
• a channel configured to receive a cervical fixation rod;
• and
• a pair of set screws, each set screw configured to engage the threading of a respective rod connector to secure a respective cervical fixation rod.