Patent ID: 8430882

Claim:
A surgical system to form and repair an access channel through a vertebral body, the channel having an anterior surface entry and a posterior surface opening, the system comprising: a trajectory control tool comprising a fastening portion configured to detachably secure the tool to the anterior surface of the vertebral body, the tool further comprising a trajectory control sleeve configured to receive at least a portion of a bone cutting tool, the sleeve configured to guide the cutting tool to form the access channel with a prescribed trajectory from the anterior entry to the prescribed posterior opening, the fastening portion being laterally spaced apart from the sleeve by a predetermined distance on the anterior surface of the vertebral body; and a repair implant comprising a plug portion and a fastening portion separated by the same predetermined distance as in the trajectory control tool, the plug configured to fill at least a portion of the access channel and the fastening portion configured to permanently retain the repair implant on the vertebral body, wherein the fastening portion of the repair implant comprises a through hole for receiving a bone screw having a screw head, the repair implant comprising a retainer movable between an unlocked position and a locked position, the retainer covering at least a portion of the screw head when in the locked position, and wherein the repair implant comprises a porous cage having a closeable cap, wherein the retainer also covers at least a portion of the cap when in the locked position.