Patent ID: 9078706
Filing Date: 2015-07-14
Classification: A61B,A61F,F16B

Abstract:
1. A spinal implant comprising: a cage having a plurality of windows; and a plurality of plate elements, each of said plurality of plate elements having an aperture for receiving a screw; said plurality of plate elements and said cage being adapted to permit said plurality of plate elements to move independently on said cage; wherein said cage and said plurality of plate elements are adapted to permit controlled motion of said plurality of plate elements in said cage: wherein said controlled motion is axial, sliding motion of said plurality of plate elements in said cage; wherein said plurality of plate elements comprise a first plate comprising a first side and a second side and a second plate having a third side and a fourth side, said cage comprising a first cage surface and a generally opposed second cage surface that cooperate to define a first cage window, said cage further comprising a third cage surface and a fourth cage surface that cooperate to define a second cage window, said first and second plates being received in said first and second cage windows, respectively.