Patent ID: 9220547
Filing Date: 2015-12-29
Classification: A61B,A61F

Abstract:
1. An implant for treating the spine, comprising: a first fixation plate having a first bone facing surface; a second fixation plate having a second bone facing surface; a spacer; a first articulation between the spacer and the first fixation plate, the first articulation having a first horizontal axis of rotation; a second articulation between the spacer and the second fixation plate, the second articulation having a second horizontal axis of rotation; and wherein, in relation to the spacer, the first fixation plate and the second fixation plate are horizontally offset and vertically offset in a low-profile configuration wherein longitudinal axes of the first fixation plate and the second fixation plate are configured to be longitudinally aligned with the spacer, and wherein, in an implanted configuration, the first fixation plate and the second fixation plate are configured to be rotated in opposite directions to cross the first bone facing surface past the second bone facing surface toward a position wherein the first bone facing surface and the second bone facing surface are at an angle with the spacer and face toward the spacer.