Patent ID: 6884241
Filing Date: 2005-04-26
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. A spinal assembly plate comprising: an elongated body having a longitudinal dimension suitable to be secured to a portion of a spine and having an uninterrupted, longitudinally extending passage defining an inner wall, said passage having a dimension to extend over a portion of said spine and to accommadate a portion of at least one vertebral screw extending therethrough at a non-predetermined position within the passage selected from boundless potential longitudinal positions, and said elongated body including an uninterrupted, longitudinally extending perimeter defining an outer wall a connector brace having a sidewall extending a portion of a length of said outer wall in a direction defined by an axis of the vertebral screw to couple adjacent said outer wall at a non-predetermined position along the perimeter selected from boundless potential longitudinal positions, and a nut having a face configured to be secured adjacent a surface of said elongated body and a coupling portion to secure said portion of said vertebral screw.