Patent ID: 8403965

Claim:
An occipitocervical stabilization system comprising: a cranial plate; two rod members operatively associated with the cranial plate to enable stabilization of an occipitocervical junction; a vertebral plate positioned between and attached to the two rod members, wherein the vertebral plate comprises a first aperture; a clamp having a curved surface adapted to surround an edge of a bone member, wherein the clamp comprises: a first member adapted to engage a first surface of said bone member, wherein the first member comprises a second aperture; and a second member adapted to engage a second surface of said bone member; and a first fastener, wherein said first fastener is positioned through said first and second apertures to secure said vertebral plate and said clamp to said bone member, wherein the vertebral plate presses against a surface of said clamp when said first fastener is positioned to secure said clamp to said bone member and wherein the clamp is operatively associated with the vertebral plate to enable stabilization of the occipitocervical junction.