US 9,539,109 B2Granted

Low profile plate

AssigneeGlobus Medical, Inc.

InventorsDaniel Spangler, Samuel Petersheim, Jason Cianfrani, Aditya Ingalhalikar, Jennifer Klimek

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Abstract

The present application generally relates to orthopedic systems, and in particular, to systems including independent plates and spacers. A plating system can include a spacer and a plate that is independent from the spacer. A number of locking mechanisms can be provided to secure the plate to the spacer. In some cases, the spacer includes a pair of notches that extend on an outer surface of the spacer. The plate can include a pair of lateral extensions that can engage the notches to secure the plate to the spacer. In other cases, the spacer includes an opening including a pair of inlets. The plate can include an enclosed posterior extension that can be received in the pair of inlets to secure the plate to the spacer.

Claims18

Dependent claims

A system for use in a spinal surgery comprising:

a plate spacer assembly comprising:
a plate, wherein the plate comprises a first screw hole and a second screw hole, wherein the first screw hole is configured to receive a first screw angled in an upward direction and the second screw hole is configured to receive a second screw angled in a downward direction;
and
a spacer, wherein the spacer comprises a body having an upper surface for contacting an upper vertebral body and a lower surface for contacting a lower vertebral body;
and
an implant assembly press for assembling the plate to the spacer comprising:
an upper press;
and
a lower press, wherein the lower press is configured to receive the spacer, wherein the lower press comprises a pair of spacer tracks for receiving the spacer, and the upper press is configured to apply a downward force on the plate to secure the plate to the spacer, wherein the upper press is separate and detached from the lower press.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application: 14/921,447Filed 23 Oct 2015 · continuation in part
Priority: 16 Sep 2011
Published: US 2016/0095714 A17 Apr 2016
Granted: 10 Jan 2017
Term ends: Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification27 codes

A61F 2/447
For the fusion of spinal bodies, e.g. intervertebral fusion of adjacent spinal bodies, e.g. fusion cages: substantially parallelepipedal, e.g.…
A61F 2/4455
For the spine, e.g. vertebrae or spinal discs: for the fusion of spinal bodies, e.g. intervertebral fusion of adjacent spinal bodies, e.g. fusion…
A61F 2/4611
For insertion or extraction of endoprosthetic joints or of accessories thereof: of spinal prostheses
A61L 27/18
Macromolecular materials: obtained otherwise than by reactions only involving carbon-to-carbon unsaturated bonds

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Application61/535,726Us provisional application · filed 16 Sep 2011
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