Patent ID: 9072548
Filing Date: 2015-07-07
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. A spine plate for use with a plurality of bone screws to treat a mammalian body having first and second vertebral bodies in a spine, comprising an elongate plate-like member adapted for fastening respectively to the first and second vertebral bodies, the elongate plate-like member having first and second portions and a longitudinal centerline extending between the end portions, the first portion being provided with first, second and third screw holes adapted for receiving respective first, second and third bone screws that attach to the first vertebral body and the second portion being provided with fourth, fifth and sixth screw holes adapted for receiving respective fourth, fifth and six bone screws that attach to the second vertebral body, the first and second screw holes being transversely-aligned in the first portion and the third screw hole being spaced inwardly from the first and second screw holes towards the second portion and having an axis inclined towards the first and second screw holes and the longitudinal centerline at a fixed angle relative to the plate-like member, the fourth and fifth screw holes being transversely-aligned in the second portion and the sixth screw hole being spaced inwardly from the fourth and fifth screw holes towards the first portion and having an axis inclined towards the fourth and fifth screw holes and the longitudinal centerline at a fixed angle relative to the plate-like member whereby the third and sixth screw holes enhance securement of the first and second portions to the respective first and second vertebral bodies when the bone screws are introduced through the screw holes into the vertebral bodies.