Posterior vertebral plating system

US8845697B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• DePuy Synthes Products, Inc. · US

Inventors

• Albert Montello · Duxbury, US
• Hyun Bae · Santa Monica, US
• William L. Strausbaugh · West Chester, US
• Christopher Bonner · Downingtown, US
• William P. McDonough · Collegeville, US
• David Koch · North Logan, US
• Jordan N. Milford · West Chester, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Apr 2, 2012
• Grant date: Sep 30, 2014
• Expiry date: Apr 2, 2032

Classification

• Technology area (CPC A): Human Necessities
• CPC primary: A61B2017/00933
• WIPO field: Medical technology
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

A posterior vertebral plating system comprising a plate and a plurality of attachment members. The plate has a plurality of holes extending through the plate from an upper surface to a lower surface, and the plate is configured to extend along the posterior side of at least two vertebrae adjacent at least one boney structure of each of the vertebrae. The holes are spaced in such a way that a first plurality of holes is positionable over a boney structure of a first vertebra to define a plurality of fixation points to the first vertebra and a second plurality of holes is positionable over boney structure of a second vertebra to define a plurality of fixation points to the second vertebra. The attachment members are insertable through the holes of the plate and into the boney structure of a corresponding vertebra to fix the plate to the vertebra.