Cervical fusion plate

Abstract

A fusion plate that comprises a plate body including extended portions at one end of the plate body with a slot therebetween and extended portions at an opposite end of the plate body with a slot therebetween. The fusion plate further comprises a first pair of holes in the plate body and a second pair of holes in the plate body. The fusion plate also comprises a first locking member slideably engageable to the plate body and being operable to slide over the first pair of holes and a second locking member slideably engageable to the plate body and being operable to slide over the second pair of holes.

1 . A fusion plate comprising a plate body including extended portions at one end of the plate body with a slot therebetween and extended portions at an opposite end of the plate body with a slot therebetween, said fusion plate further comprising a first pair of holes in the plate body and a second pair of holes in the plate body, said fusion plate further comprising a first locking member slideably engageable to the plate body and being operable to slide over the first pair of holes and a second locking member slideably engageable to the plate body and being operable to slide over the second pair of holes. 
     
     
         2 . The plate according to  claim 1  wherein the first locking member is a first bar having parallel rails and the second locking member is a second bar having parallel rails, wherein the rails are slideable in separate parallel slots in the plate to move the bars. 
     
     
         3 . The plate according to  claim 2  further comprising a ridge provided in each slot that engages the rail and holds the bar over the holes. 
     
     
         4 . The plate according to  claim 1  wherein the plate body has a narrowed center portion. 
     
     
         5 . The plate according to  claim 1  wherein the plate body has an hour-glass configuration. 
     
     
         6 . The plate according to  claim 1  wherein the plate is a cervical plate. 
     
     
         7 . The plate according to  claim 1  wherein the first pair of holes includes a first hole positioned in a first extended portion at the one end of the plate body and a second hole positioned in a second extended portion at the one end of the body and the second pair of holes includes a third hole positioned in a third extended portion at the opposite end of the plate body and a fourth hole positioned in a fourth extended portion at the opposite end of the plate body. 
     
     
         8 . The plate according to  claim 1  wherein the extended portions have rounded corners. 
     
     
         9 . A fusion plate comprising a plate body having a first end and a second end, said fusion plate further comprising a first pair of holes in the plate body at the first end and second pair of holes in the plate body at the second end, said fusion plate further comprising a first locking member slideably engageable to the plate body and being operable to slide over the first pair of holes and a second locking member slideably engageable to the plate body and being operable to slide over the second pair of holes. 
     
     
         10 . The plate according to  claim 9  wherein the first locking member is a first bar having parallel rails and the second locking member is a second bar having parallel rails, wherein the rails are slideable in separate parallel slots in the plate to move the bars. 
     
     
         11 . The plate according to  claim 10  further comprising a ridge provided in each slot that engages the rail and holds the bar over the holes. 
     
     
         12 . The plate according to  claim 9  wherein the plate body has a narrowed center portion. 
     
     
         13 . The plate according to  claim 9  wherein the plate body has an hour-glass configuration. 
     
     
         14 . The plate according to  claim 9  wherein the plate is a cervical plate. 
     
     
         15 . The plate according to  claim 9  wherein the first pair of holes includes a first hole positioned in a first extended portion at the first end of the plate body and a second hole positioned in a second extended portion at the first end of the body and the second pair of holes includes a third hole positioned in a third extended portion at the second end of the plate body and a fourth hole positioned in a fourth extended portion at the second end of the plate body. 
     
     
         16 . The plate according to  claim 9  wherein the extended portions have rounded corners. 
     
     
         17 . A fusion plate comprising a plate body including a first extended portion and second extended portion at a first end of the plate body with a first slot therebetween and a third extended portion and a fourth extended portion at a second end of the plate body with a second slot therebetween, said fusion plate further comprising a first hole in the first extended portion, a second hole in the second extended portion, a third hole in the third extended portion and a fourth hole in the fourth extended portion, said fusion plate further comprising a first locking bar having parallel rails slideably engageable within slots in the plate body and being operable to slide over the first and second holes and a second locking bar having parallel rails slideably engageable within slots in the plate body and being operable to slide over the third and fourth holes. 
     
     
         18 . The plate according to  claim 17  further comprising a ridge provided in each slot that engages the rail and holds the bar over the holes. 
     
     
         19 . The plate according to  claim 17  wherein the plate body has an hour-glass configuration. 
     
     
         20 . The plate according to  claim 17  wherein the plate is a cervical plate.