Patent ID: 9295498
Filing Date: 2016-03-29
CPC Classification: A61B

Claim Text:
1. A surgical method comprising: providing an extension plate for attachment to a base plate that extends across one or more vertebra, wherein the base plate comprises a proximal end, a distal end, a plurality of screw holes for receiving screws therein and one or more graft windows, wherein the extension plate comprises a proximal end, a distal end, a plurality of screw holes for receiving screws therein, wherein the proximal end of the extension plate comprises a finger portion connectable to the base plate; positioning the extension plate over the base plate such that the finger portion is received through at least one of the one or more graft windows of the base plate; and inserting screws through the plurality of screw holes of the extension plate to secure the extension plate relative to the base plate.