Patent ID: 8747474
Filing Date: 2014-06-10
Classification: A61B,A61F

Abstract:
1. A vertebral stabilizing system comprising: a spinal plate for extending across a disc space and having a plurality of holes; an implant for insertion in a disc space; a centering member including first and second surfaces spaced apart by a centering member peripheral surface, wherein said first surface includes at least one non-threaded protrusion adapted to engage the implant when the implant is disposed in the disc space, and wherein at least a portion of said centering member peripheral surface is adapted to fit within said spinal plate so that said centering member is non-rotatable with respect to the spinal plate when within said spinal plate, wherein said first surface includes a plurality of protrusions, said protrusions being vertically aligned, wherein at least one of said protrusions is configured geometrically differently from at least one other of said protrusions.