Patent ID: 9603611
Date: 2017-03-28
CPC Classifications: A61B,A61F

Claim:
1. An attachment guide for aligning an interbody cage and a spinal plate during insertion wherein the interbody cage and the spinal plate are separate and distinct, comprising: a proximal end including an inserter attachment element configured to removably receive an inserter instrument; a pair of flanges extending from the guide body configured to engage the spinal plate; a distal end including a surface configured to contact an anterior surface of the interbody cage and a cage engagement element configured to extend distally from the surface and into a wall of the interbody cage the guide body configured to simultaneously hold and align both the interbody cage and the spinal plate during insertion; and a coupling element extending through an aperture of the guide body from the proximal end to the distal end and configured to draw the pair of flanges into greater contact with the spinal plate and the cage engagement element into greater contact with the interbody cage.