Patent ID: 8470007

Claim:
A plating system for stabilization of a spinal column segment, comprising: a plate having at least a first hole therethrough between an upper surface and a lower surface of said plate to receive a bone fastener for passage into a first vertebra and at least a second hole therethrough between said upper surface and said lower surface of said plate to receive a bone fastener for passage into a second vertebra, said first and second holes being located adjacent a medial side of said plate, wherein said lower surface of said plate is structured for positioning along an antero-lateral portion of the first and second vertebrae, and said first and second holes axes being non-orthogonally oriented relative to said lower surface of said plate to receive said bone fasteners positioned therethrough in a direction generally parallel to a sagittal plane of the spinal column segment when said plate is positioned along the antero-lateral portion of the first and second vertebrae, said plate further including an anchor member adjacent said first opening and an anchor member adjacent said second opening, said anchor members extending from said lower surface along an axis that is orthogonally oriented relative to said lower surface, said anchor members being structured for positioning into the first and second vertebrae as said plate is positioned along the antero-lateral portion of the first and second vertebrae, said anchor members being attached to said plate before fasteners are inserted through said first and second holes.