Patent ID: 9060808
Filing Date: 2015-06-23
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. A vertebral fixation system comprising; a vertebral implant configured to be disposed between an upper vertebral body and a lower vertebral body, the vertebral implant defining a upper surface configured to face the upper vertebral body and a lower surface opposed to the upper surface and configured to face the lower vertebral body when the vertebral implant is disposed between the upper and lower vertebral bodies; and one or more anchor-in-anchor systems configured to couple the vertebral implant to at least one of the upper and lower vertebral bodies, each anchor-in-anchor system including a first anchor configured to be inserted into a first target location, the first anchor including a first head and a first threaded shaft that extends from the first head and is configured to be threadedly coupled to the first target location, the first head defining a bore extending therethrough along a bore axis, and a second anchor including a threaded shaft that is sized to extend through the bore and out the bore so as to threadedly attach to a second target location when the anchor-in-anchor system couples the vertebral implant to the at least one of the upper and lower vertebral bodies, the second target location defined by either the upper vertebral body or the lower vertebral body, wherein the vertebral implant defines a channel sized to receive a portion of a respective one of the one or more anchor-in-anchor systems.