Patent ID: 7985223

Claim:
A ventral bone-plate assembly for fixation of spinal vertebras, the assembly comprising: a U-shaped base having a pair of longitudinally extending legs bridged by a transversely extending bight unitarily formed with and extending transversely between the legs; an insert juxtaposed with one of the legs and extending longitudinally from the bight at a transverse spacing from the other of the legs, the other leg and the insert each being formed at the bight with an inner hole and at a respective outer end spaced longitudinally from the respective inner hole with a respective outer hole; a brace bar extending transversely between the outer ends and formed with end holes alignable with the outer holes; and respective inner and outer bone screws, the inner screws extending through the inner holes and the outer screws each extending through a respective one of the outer holes and a respective one of the end holes.