Patent ID: 8728080

Claim:
A spinal fixation kit for fixation of an occiput to a spinal column, comprising: an occipital plate having an elongate central portion with at least two thru-bores formed therein and positioned along a central longitudinal axis thereof, and first and second branch portions that extend from opposed sides of the elongate central portion; and an extension plate having a mating channel for removably mating to the elongate central portion, the extension plate having a length along a longitudinal axis thereof that is greater than a width of the extension plate and having a plurality of thru-bores formed therein, wherein, when the elongate central portion is received within the mating channel of the extension plate, the longitudinal axis of the extension plate is transverse to the central longitudinal axis of the occipital plate, and at least one of the plurality of thru-bores in the extension plate is aligned with at least one of the thru-bores formed in the occipital plate.