Patent ID: 8926664
Filing Date: 2015-01-06
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. A vertebral implant, comprising: a first bone engaging portion having an upper and lower surface configured for securing to a first cut portion of a vertebra; and a second bone engaging portion having an upper and lower surface configured for securing to a second cut portion of the vertebra; wherein one of the first and second bone engaging portions includes a connecting body portion having an upper surface, a lower surface, and an opening for receiving the other of the first and second bone engaging portions, wherein the connecting body portion comprises a central longitudinal axis extending along its length and the first and second bone engaging portions are angled relative to the central longitudinal axis, wherein the first bone engaging portion extends away from the lower surface of the connecting body in a first direction and the second bone engaging portion extends away from the upper surface of the connecting body in a second direction opposite to the first direction, wherein the first bone engaging portion comprises a plurality of ratchet teeth that interface with corresponding plurality of ratchet teeth on the second bone engaging portion, and wherein the ratchet teeth of the first bone engaging portion and the ratchet teeth of the second bone engaging portion interface such that the first and second bone engaging portions are fixed together without the need for additional fixation.