Spinal assembly plate

A kit comprising:

• a plate having a longitudinal dimension suitable to be secured to a portion of a spine, having an uninterrupted, longitudinally extending passage having a dimension to extend over a portion of the spine, and having an uninterrupted, longitudinally extending perimeter defining an outer wall;
• a nut having dimension to couple to the plate and to extend through the plate at a non-predetermined longitudinal position within the passage selected from an undetermined longitudinal adjustment distance within the passage;
• and
• a connector brace having a dimension to couple adjacent said outer wall at a non-predetermined position along the perimeter selected from boundless potential longitudinal positions.

A spinal assembly plate comprising:

• an elongated body having a longitudinal dimension suitable to be secured to a portion of a spine and having an uninterrupted, longitudinally extending passage defining an inner wall, said passage having a dimension to extend over a portion of said spine and to couple to a portion of at least one vertebral screw extending therethrough at a non-predetermined position within the passage selected from boundless potential longitudinal positions, and said elongated body including an uninterrupted, longitudinally extending perimeter defining an outer wall having a dimension such that a sidewall of a connector brace may be coupled adjacent said outer wall at a non-predetermined position along the perimeter selected from boundless potential longitudinal positions;
• wherein said elongated body further comprises a surface configured to be oriented towards said portion of said spine between said outer wall and said inner wall and said plate further comprises a connector brace, having a sidewall to be adjacent said outer wall and a base to be adjacent said surface oriented towards said portion of said spine:
• wherein the surface of said elongated body is a first surface, the elongated body further comprising a second surface terminating at said inner wall, said plate further comprising:
• a nut having a face configured to be secured adjacent said second surface of said elongated body and a coupling portion to secure said portion of said vertebral screw.