Patent ID: 8105366
Filing Date: 2012-01-31
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. A plating system for a laminoplasty procedure, comprising: a spacer portion extending along a first axis from a first end to a second end, wherein said spacer portion is sized between said first and second ends for positioning between first and second portions of a divided lamina of a single vertebra with said first end adjacent the first portion of the divided lamina and with said second end adjacent the second portion of the divided lamina; a first lamina stabilizing flange adjacent said first end, wherein said first lamina stabilizing flange extends away from said first axis at a first angle in relation to said first axis, wherein said first lamina stabilizing flange extends straight along said first angle in relation to said spacer portion, wherein a first end portion of said first lamina stabilizing flange includes one or more openings configured to receive one or more securement mechanisms; a second lamina stabilizing flange adjacent said first end, wherein said second lamina stabilizing flange includes a connecting portion extending away from said first end toward said second end in a first direction in relation to said first axis, wherein said second lamina stabilizing flange includes an end portion extending away from said connecting portion toward said first end in a second direction in relation to said first axis; and a third lamina stabilizing flange adjacent said second end.