Plate for Surgical Fusion Design for Transnasal Placement
AssigneeUniversity of Cincinnati
InventorsJoel Kaye, Jonathan Forbes
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Abstract
An implant system for the fusion of the occipitocervical joint is provided. The system involves a pair of plates including a right plate and a left plate. The right plate has a first right plate opening and a second right plate opening. The left plate has a first left plate opening and a second left plate opening. The system also includes at least four bone fixation fasteners. Two fasteners are engageable with the plates and capable of fixing with the occipital condyle. The other two fasteners are engageable with the plates and capable of fixing with the C1 lateral mass.
Claims12
An implant system for the fusion of the occipitocervical (O-C1) joint comprising:
- a. a pair of plates comprising a right plate and a left plate;
- i. the right plate defining at least a first right plate opening and a second right plate opening;
- ii. the left plate defining at least a first left plate opening and a second left plate opening;
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- b. at least four bone fixation fasteners;
- i. a first fastener disposed with the first right plate opening;
- ii. a second fastener disposed with the first left plate opening;
- iii. a third fastener disposed with the second right plate opening;
- iv. a fourth fastener disposed with the second left plate opening;
- wherein the first fastener is engageable with the right plate and capable of fixing with the occipital condyle, the second fastener is engageable with the left plate and capable of fixing with the occipital condyle, the third fastener is engageable with the right plate and capable of fixing with the C1 lateral mass, and the fourth fastener is engageable with the left plate and capable of fixing with the C1 lateral mass.
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