Patent ID: 9039744
Filing Date: 2015-05-26
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. A spinal plate assembly comprising: a spinal plate, said spinal plate including a bottom surface, a top surface, a pair of side surfaces and a pair of end surfaces, at least two bores extending through said top and said bottom surfaces, each of said bores sized for passage of a bone screw, each of said bores including a counterbore extending downwardly from said top surface, said counterbore sized and shaped to substantially contain a head portion of said bone screw, a segmented T-slot extending between said pair of end surfaces and substantially parallel to said top surface, said T-slot extending through said top surface and into each said counterbore along first and second side surfaces thereof, at least one anchor pocket extending downward from said top surface, said anchor pocket having a pair of anchor pocket side walls, a locking member constructed and arranged to fit substantially within said T-slot, said locking member including a substantially rigid central base portion, at least one leaf spring extending outwardly therefrom in a first direction, a blade portion secured to a distal end of said leaf spring to contact a first side wall of said T-slot whereby said blade portion extends into at least one said counterbore to engage at least one said bone screw, at least one anchor portion extending outwardly from said base portion in a direction different from said leaf spring, said at least one anchor portion terminating in an anchor foot, said anchor foot being constructed and arranged to fit into said at least one anchor pocket whereby a portion of said anchor foot contacts said pair of anchor pocket side walls to prevent movement of said central base portion along said T-slot during movement of said blade portion away from said first side wall of said T-slot.