Patent ID: 8968369
Filing Date: 2015-03-03
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. A spine plate comprising: a body defining a posterior surface, an anterior surface, a first end, and a second end; a first pair of bone screw bores situated at the first end and separated from each other by a first distance, each one of the first pair of bone screw bores extending between the posterior surface of the body and the anterior surface of the body and having a first lip, the first lip defining a first boss that protrudes from the anterior surface of the body and extending around a majority of the respective bone screw bore; a second pair of bone screw bores situated at the second end and separated from each other by a second distance, each one of the second pair of bone screw bores extending between the posterior surface of the body and the anterior surface of the body and having a second lip, the second lip defining a second boss that protrudes from the anterior surface of the body and around a majority of the respective bone screw bore; a first channel in communication with the first pair of bone screw bores on the anterior surface and extending along the first distance; a second channel in communication with the second pair of bone screw bores on the anterior surface and extending along the second distance; wherein each first lip terminates at the first channel such that each first lip does not completely surround each respective bone screw bore in the first pair of bone screw bores; and wherein each second lip terminates at the second channel such that each second lip does not completely surround each respective bone screw bore in the second pair of bone screw bores.