Minimal profile anterior bracket for spinal fixation

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-8945191-B2
Application number	US-201414176641-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Feb 10, 2014
Priority date	May 19, 2010
Publication date	Feb 3, 2015
Grant date	Feb 3, 2015

Abstract

A spinal fixation device for securing to a spine includes a body having one or more longitudinal members extending between a pair of wedge members. Each wedge member defines one or more openings therethrough for the reception of a bone screw. The wedge members are disposed on opposite ends of the one or more longitudinal members. One of the wedge members is positionable within a first intervertebral space and the other wedge member is positionable within a second intervertebral space. The one or more longitudinal members define a length that spans one or more vertebrae. The one or more longitudinal members are positionable within the one or more vertebrae when the wedge members are positioned within the respective first and second intervertebral spaces to maintain the body in a minimal profile orientation relative to the spine.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A method of securing a spinal fixation device to an anterior portion of a spine, comprising:
providing the spinal fixation device having a body including two longitudinal members extending between a pair of wedge members;
forming two recesses within at least one vertebra of the spine;
positioning the two longitudinal members at least partially within the two recesses;
positioning a first one of the pair of wedge members at least partially in a first in…

Assignees

• K2M Inc

Inventors

• Gorek Josef E
• Jones Scott

Classifications

• A61B17/7059 Primary

  Human Necessities · mapped topic