Patent ID: 8585761
Filing Date: 2013-11-19
Classification: A61F

Abstract:
1. An apparatus for spinal surgery, comprising: a first supporting member having a first longitudinal passage extending therethrough, a first supporting end configured to engage tissue; a second supporting member having a second longitudinal passage extending therethrough and a second supporting end, the second longitudinal passage being dimensioned to receive at least a portion of the first supporting member, the second supporting end being configured to engage tissue, wherein the first and second supporting members are configured to move with respect to each other; and an expansion member removably positionable between the first and second supporting members when at least a portion of the first supporting member is received within the second longitudinal passage of the second support member, the expansion member being configured and adapted to maintain the first and second supporting members in a fixed relationship, the expansion member including a backspan, a pair of legs extending from the backspan, and at least one protrusion configured to engage at least one of the first and second supporting members to maintain the expansion member in position between the first and second supporting members, wherein at least one of the first and second supporting members includes a generally C-shaped elongate member with at least one orifice defined in a wall of the elongate member, the at least one orifice configured to receive the at least one protrusion of the expansion member to maintain the expansion member in position between the first and second supporting members.