Patent ID: 9433443
Filing Date: 2016-09-06
CPC Classification: A61B

Claim Text:
1. A posterior vertebral plating system, comprising: a plate having an upper surface, a lower surface, and a plurality of holes extending through the plate from the upper surface to the lower surface, the plate being configured to extend along a posterior ring of a C1 vertebra to a posterior side of a C2 vertebra, the holes being spaced in such a way that a first plurality of holes is positionable over the posterior ring of the C1 vertebra to define a plurality of fixation points to the C1 vertebra and a second plurality of holes is positionable over the posterior side of the C2 vertebra to define a plurality of fixation points to the C2 vertebra; and a plurality of attachment members insertable through the holes of the plate and into the posterior ring of the C1 vertebra to the posterior side of the C2 vertebra to fix the plate to the vertebra, wherein the plate comprises: