Patent ID: 8740951

Claim:
A vertebral stabilization device comprising: an elongate plate, the plate having a distal end and a proximal end, the plate comprising a first elongate channel and a second elongate channel, the first and second elongate channels being substantially parallel and extending along at least a portion of the plate between the distal end and the proximal end, wherein each of the first and second elongate channels have an interior surface, at least a portion of the interior surfaces comprising a plurality of channel grooves; and a first attachment cross-link, the first attachment cross-link having a first aperture and a second aperture, the first and second apertures configured to be aligned with the first and second elongate channels; wherein at least a portion of at least one outer surface of the first attachment cross-link comprises a plurality of cross-link grooves adapted to cooperatively engage the plurality of channel grooves of the interior surface of at least one of the first and second elongate channels.