Patent ID: 8758416

Claim:
A cervical fixation system comprising: a plate including a plate surface for fixation to a surface of a cervical body, wherein the plate includes a plurality of voids formed in the plate, wherein the voids are positioned to allow fixation of the plate to the cervical body and the plate further includes a shaft coupled to a posterior surface of the plate; a first fastening device and a second fastening device, wherein the first and second fastening devices are configured to be received by one or more voids formed in the plate, wherein the fastening devices are configured to secure the plate to the surface of the cervical body; and a fixation device configured to be housed in the shaft, wherein the fixation device is configured to be secured across at least a portion of the cervical body and an odontoid of the cervical body and the fixation device includes a compression screw to apply a compression force across at least a portion of the cervical body and the odontoid of the cervical body; wherein the first fastening device and the second fastening device are configured to be attached to the same cervical body having the odontoid to which the fixation device is secured across.