Patent ID: 9204904
Filing Date: 2015-12-08
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. An apparatus, comprising: a plate having a first end, a second end, an upper surface, an opposite lower surface, a perimeter, a first aperture extending through said plate proximate said first end, and a second aperture extending through said plate proximate said second end; an attachment member having a top surface, an opposite bottom surface and spaced apart first and second holes extending therethrough from said top surface to said bottom surface, said attachment member adapted for anchoring to a vertebra and to connect to said plate proximate one of said first and second apertures; and first and second screws each having a shaft and a head portion at one end of said shaft for anchoring said attachment member to bone, at least a portion of said head portion of said first screw being positioned in said first hole and at least a portion of said head portion of said second screw being positioned in said second hole; wherein at least a portion of said perimeter of said plate covers at least a portion of each of said head portions with said lower surface of said plate positioned in contact with said top surface of said attachment member and with said head portions at least partially positioned between said plate and said attachment member, and wherein said attachment member comprises a first prong extending from said bottom base positioned at a first corner of said attachment member and a second prong extending from said bottom base positioned at an opposite second corner of said attachment member, said first and second prongs each including a pointed distal fixation end.