Patent ID: 8231680
Filing Date: 2012-07-31
Classification: A61B,A61F

Abstract:
1. A vertebral stabilization system comprising: an interbody spacer device configured to be installed in an intervertebral space with a first fastener and a second fastener; an elongate, rectangular plate, the plate having an anterior side, a posterior side, a distal end, and a proximal end, the plate further comprising a first elongate channel and a second elongate channel, the first and second channels being substantially parallel, substantially equal in length, and extending along the plate between the distal end and the proximal end, wherein the posterior side of the plate is disposed on the interbody spacer so that the first channel is substantially aligned with the first fastener and the second channel is substantially aligned with the second fastener; a first adapting cross-link having an elongate rectangular body having a first aperture and a second aperture, the first and second apertures substantially aligned with the first and second channels when the first adapting cross-link is disposed on the anterior side of the plate; and a coupling element configured to engage at least a portion of the interbody spacer device, wherein the first or second apertures receive the coupling element effective to attach the adapting cross-link to the interbody spacer through the plate.