Patent ID: 8066750
Filing Date: 2011-11-29
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. A plating system for stabilizing a spinal column segment, comprising: a plate body extending between a first end and an opposite second end along a longitudinal axis, said plate body including a distal surface positionable adjacent the spinal column segment and an opposite proximal surface, said plate body further including at least two holes extending between said distal and proximal surfaces, said at least two holes being located on opposite sides of said longitudinal axis; and a port structure positioned about at least a portion of each of said at least two holes, said port structure including a distal portion in each of said at least two holes adjacent said distal surface of said plate body and a proximal portion in each of said at least two holes adjacent said proximal surface of said plate body, said distal portion including an inner surface defining a cylindrically shaped portion of each of said at least two holes and said proximal portion including an inner surface defining a concave recessed portion of each of said at least two holes for receiving a head of an anchor therein, wherein said port structure includes a linking element extending between said proximal portions of said port structure on said proximal surface of said plate body and a receptacle extending through said linking element into said plate body at a location between said at least two holes for receiving a retaining device.