Patent ID: 7722654

Claim:
A spinal plating system, comprising: an elongate plate member including at least one opening extending therethrough between an upper surface and an opposite lower surface, said lower surface being positionable along the spinal column; an anchor assembly engageable to said plate member, said anchor assembly including: a coupling member having a post positionable through said at least one opening and a receiver portion positionable adjacent said lower surface of said plate member, said receiver portion including a receptacle, wherein said coupling member further includes opposite windows; an anchor member including a head pivotally captured in said receptacle of said receiver portion and a lower portion extending from said head for engaging a bony structure of the spinal column; a crown positioned adjacent said head in said receptacle, said crown including a seat portion with opposite arms projecting through respective ones of said opposite windows along said lower surface of said plate member; and a locking member engageable to said post and positionable in contact with said upper surface of said plate member to secure said lower surface of said plate member in contact with said seat portion of said crown and to secured said crown in contact with said head of said anchor in said receiver portion.