Patent ID: 8348949
Filing Date: 2013-01-08
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. A spine plate for attachment to a first vertebra, a middle vertebra, and a second vertebra, the spine plate comprising: a middle component having a single fastening element for allowing attachment of the middle component to a middle vertebra; a first end component dynamically coupled to an end of the middle component to guide movement toward and away from the middle component and having only a single fastening element for allowing attachment of the first end component to the first vertebra adjacent the middle vertebra, and a pair of spaced apart spikes extending from a posterior surface of the first end component and located on opposite sides of the single fastening element; and a second end component dynamically coupled to another end of the middle component to guide movement toward and away from the middle component and having only a single fastening element for allowing attachment of the second end component to the second vertebrae adjacent the middle vertebra; wherein the middle component includes a first vertical notch located on a first lateral side and a second vertical notch located on a second lateral side opposite the first lateral side and extending between anterior and posterior surfaces; wherein the first end component includes a first angled notch located on a first lateral side extending between anterior and posterior surfaces, and a second angled notch located on a second lateral side opposite the first lateral side and extending between anterior and posterior surfaces.