Patent ID: 7938858

Claim:
An implantable corpectomy device comprising: an inferior bearing configured to be coupled with an inferior vertebral body; a support member extending along a first longitudinal axis and rotatably engaged with the inferior bearing, the support member having a thickness transverse to the first longitudinal axis, the thickness extending from a first outer surface to an opposite outer surface, the support member having first and second preformed apertures extending entirely through the thickness of the support member and sized and shaped for respectively receiving a first multiaxial fastener and a second multiaxial fastener, the first preformed aperture extending along a second longitudinal axis substantially transverse to the first longitudinal axis and the second preformed aperture extending along a third longitudinal axis substantially transverse to the first longitudinal axis, the third longitudinal axis extending at an oblique angle relative to the second longitudinal axis, wherein the support member is configured to transfer load along its longitudinal axis and into the inferior bearing; a superior bearing configured to be coupled with a superior vertebral body and rotatably engaged with the support member, wherein the support member is configured to transfer load along its longitudinal axis and into the superior bearing; and a fixation device configured to be coupled with the inferior vertebral body through a first bone fixation element at one end of the fixation device, the fixation device configured to be coupled with the superior vertebral body through a second bone fixation element at an opposite end of the fixation device, and the fixation device configured to be coupled with the support member, wherein one of the engagement between the inferior bearing and the support member and the engagement between the superior bearing and the support member is at least a partial ball-in-socket joint; and the first and second multiaxial fasteners extending entirely through the first and second preformed apertures, respectively, from the first outer surface to a location beyond the opposite outer surface for securely coupling the fixation device and the support member to enable fastener placement from a variety of angles, the first and second multiaxial fasteners each having first and second portions, with the first portion being pivotable relative to the second portion.