Patent ID: 8430929

Claim:
A reduction and stabilization device comprising: (a) an intervertebral body configured to be positioned between a first vertebral body and a second vertebral body adjacent to the first vertebral body; (b) a first plate configured to be mounted to the first vertebral body such that a rear surface of the first plate is in contact with the first vertebral body; (c) a second plate mounted to the intervertebral body, and configured to be mounted to the second vertebral body such that a rear surface of the second plate is in contact with the second vertebral body; and (d) an adjustable connector configured to connect the first plate and the second plate in a manner that allows for an adjustment of a sagittal distance between the first and second plates when the device is mounted to the first and second vertebral bodies, wherein the sagittal distance is a distance between a first plane that contains the rear surface of the first plate and a second plane that contains the rear surface of the second plate, and wherein the first plane and the second plane are substantially parallel to a spinal column that includes the first vertebral body and the second vertebral body.