Spinal plate system for stabilizing a portion of a spine
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1. A spinal plate system for a human spine, comprising:
- a first plate configured to be coupled to human bone, wherein the first plate comprises extensions;
a second plate configured to be coupled to human bone, wherein the second plate comprises slots; and
wherein at least one of the extensions on the first plate is configured to couple to at least one of the slots on the second plate to form an adjustable-length spinal plate.
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Abstract
A spinal plate system that maintains intervertebral spacing and spinal stability is provided. In an embodiment, a spinal compression plate may include two or more plates coupled together form an adjustable-length plate. Compression of a spinal compression plate movement may mimic natural settling of bones in a spine and/or distribute at least a portion of a vertebral load to an implant positioned between two vertebrae. Maintaining at least a portion of the vertebral load on an insert may increase bone growth and increase fusion between an implant and surrounding vertebrae.
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1. A spinal plate system for a human spine, comprising:
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a first plate configured to be coupled to human bone, wherein the first plate comprises extensions;
a second plate configured to be coupled to human bone, wherein the second plate comprises slots; and
wherein at least one of the extensions on the first plate is configured to couple to at least one of the slots on the second plate to form an adjustable-length spinal plate. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A spinal plate system for a human spine, comprising:
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a first plate configured to be coupled to human bone, wherein the first plate comprises an opening;
a second plate configured to be coupled to human bone, wherein the second plate comprises an opening;
wherein the first plate is configured to be coupled to the second plate to form an adjustable-length spinal plate with at least one opening through the adjustable-length spinal plate; and
a retainer configured to be positioned in at least one opening through the adjustable-length spinal plate. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38)
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39. A spinal plate system for a human spine, comprising:
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a first plate configured to be coupled to human bone;
a second plate configured to be coupled to human bone;
wherein the first plate is configured to be coupled to the second plate to form an adjustable-length spinal plate;
wherein the adjustable-length spinal plate comprises at least one elongated opening; and
wherein a retainer is configured to be positioned in at least one elongated opening such that the retainer can longitudinally move. - View Dependent Claims (40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48)
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49. A spinal plate system for a human spine, comprising:
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a first plate configured to be coupled to human bone;
a second plate configured to be coupled to human bone;
wherein the first plate is configured to be coupled to the second plate to form an adjustable-length spinal plate;
wherein the adjustable-length spinal plate comprises at least one elongated opening; and
wherein a retainer is configured to be positioned in at least one of the elongated openings such that the retainer can uni-directionally move during use. - View Dependent Claims (50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61)
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62. A spinal plate system for a human spine, comprising:
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a first plate configured to be coupled to human bone;
a second plate configured to be coupled to human bone;
wherein the first plate is configured to be coupled to the second plate to form an adjustable-length spinal plate; and
a spacer configured to establish a length of the adjustable-length spinal plate during use. - View Dependent Claims (63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72)
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73. A spacer for establishing a length of an adjustable-length spinal plate, comprising:
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a coupling portion, wherein the coupling portion is configured to couple the spacer to the adjustable-length spinal plate during use; and
a spacing portion, wherein the spacing portion is configured to establish a space between components of the adjustable-length spinal plate during use. - View Dependent Claims (74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82)
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83. A spinal plate system for a human spine, comprising:
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two or more plates configured to be coupled to human bone;
wherein the two or more plates are configured to be coupled together to form an adjustable-length spinal plate; and
wherein at least one of the two or more plates comprises one or more bending regions configured to facilitate bending of the adjustable-length spinal plate at one or more bending regions to achieve a desired curvature. - View Dependent Claims (84, 85, 86, 87)
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88. A spinal plate system, comprising:
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a first plate configured to be coupled to human bone;
a second plate configured to be coupled to human bone;
wherein the first plate and the second plate are configured to be coupled together to form an adjustable-length spinal plate;
wherein at least a portion of the first plate couples with at least a portion of the second plate to form a coupling interface; and
wherein at least a portion of the coupling interface comprises friction texturing. - View Dependent Claims (89, 90, 91, 92, 93)
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94. A spinal plate system for a human spine, comprising:
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two or more plates configured to be coupled to human bone;
wherein the first plate and the second plate are configured to be coupled together to form an adjustable-length spinal plate; and
wherein the adjustable-length spinal plate comprises at least one irregularly shaped opening configured to facilitate insertion of a retainer into the opening. - View Dependent Claims (95, 96, 97)
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98. A spinal plate system for a human spine, comprising:
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three or more plates configured to be coupled to human bone;
wherein the three or more plates are configured to be coupled together to form an adjustable-length spinal plate; and
wherein the adjustable-length spinal plate is configured to be fastened to at least four adjacent vertebrae. - View Dependent Claims (99, 100, 101, 102, 103, 104)
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105. An adjustable-length spinal plate kit for a human spine, comprising:
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an adjustable-length spinal plate comprising at least one opening; and
a spacer configured to establish a length of the adjustable-length spinal plate during use. - View Dependent Claims (106, 107, 108, 109, 110)
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111. An adjustable-length spinal plate kit for a human spine, comprising:
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an adjustable-length spinal plate comprising one or more openings; and
a fastener guide with at least one guide member, the fastener guide being configured to guide insertion of fasteners in one or more of the openings during use. - View Dependent Claims (112, 113, 114, 115)
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116. An adjustable-length spinal plate kit for a human spine, comprising:
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an adjustable-length spinal plate;
a spacer configured to establish a length of the adjustable-length spinal plate during use; and
a positioner configured to position a portion of an adjustable-length spinal plate in a patient. - View Dependent Claims (117, 118, 119, 120, 121, 122)
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123. A method of stabilizing a portion of a spine, comprising:
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establishing a separation distance between a first plate and second plate of an adjustable-length spinal plate with a spacer;
coupling the adjustable-length spinal plate to vertebrae; and
removing the spacer. - View Dependent Claims (124, 125, 126)
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127. A method of monitoring compression of a first vertebra relative to a second vertebra, comprising:
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taking an initial x-ray image of an installed spinal compression plate;
measuring a distance between an end of an opening in a first plate and an end of a member of a second plate from the x-ray image to determine an initial separation distance;
taking a second x-ray image of the installed spinal compression plate at a subsequent time;
measuring a distance between the end of the opening in the first plate and the end of the member of the second plate from the second x-ray image to determine a second separation distance;
calculating an amount of compression of the spinal compression plate using the initial separation distance and the second separation distance.
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