Patent ID: 9662146
Date: 2017-05-30
CPC Classifications: A61B

Claim:
1. An anterior cervical plate comprising: a revisable cervical plate body formed of a metallic material having upper and lower horizontal faces, wherein at least a portion of the lower horizontal face is configured to be disposed adjacent at least a first vertebral body; the revisable cervical plate body defining at least one aperture configured to receive a first vertebral anchoring mechanism to couple the revisable plate body to at least the first vertebral body; the revisable cervical plate body further defining at least one interlocking receiver portion comprising at least a groove formed into at least a portion of the upper horizontal face of the body of the revisable cervical plate, at least the groove of the interlocking receiver portion being configured to receive from above and form an overlapping interconnection with a cooperative interlocking portion of a revision plate attached thereto; wherein the at least one interlocking receiver portion of the revisable cervical plate body does not extend below the lower horizontal face of the revisable cervical plate; and wherein the at least one interlocking receiver portion is configured such that no threaded connector is attached thereto or disposed therein in forming and securing the interconnection.