Patent ID: 9486248
Filing Date: 2016-11-08
CPC Classification: A61B

Claim Text:
1. A posterior spinal stabilization system comprising: a plate body including a plurality of apertures for receiving anchor members; a track member of the plate body including an elongate guide slot; at least one rod receiving member for receiving a spinal rod; a swivel base slideably disposed in the track member guide slot and having an arcuate head portion pivotally connected to the rod receiving member so that the rod receiving member is operable to slide along the guide slot with the arcuate head portion being spaced from the track member to allow pivoting of the rod receiving member about a plurality of different axes extending through the head portion; and a clamping member operable to fix the swivel base against sliding in the guide slot; wherein the clamping member is coupled to the track member by a locking actuator operable to shift the clamping member between an unlocked configuration, wherein the swivel base is slideable along the guide slot, and a locked configuration, wherein the swivel base is fixed against sliding in the guide slot.