system includes a low profile dynamic anterior vertebral body plate and bone screws for the fixation and stabilization of the cervical spine the system has a locking element through which the bone screw passes and the locking element is capable of movement relative to the plate when the bone screws are fully inserted and in a locked position application_number US 201213669694 A description detailed embodiments of the present invention are disclosed herein however it is understood that the following description and each of the accompanying figures are provided as being exemplary of the invention which may be embodied in various forms without departing from the scope of the claimed invention thus the specific structural and functional details provided in the following description are non limiting but serve merely as a basis for the invention as defined by the claims provided herewith the device described below can be modified as needed to conform to further development and improvement of materials without departing from the inventor 39 s concept of the invention as claimed the dynamic anterior vertebral plate system as generally shown at 10 in the accompanying figures includes a low profile dynamic anterior vertebral body plate 12 that when implanted in a patient can be secured to the underlying bone using bone screws 14 such as those described in u s pat no 6 322 562 the full disclosure of which is fully incorporated herein by reference the vertebral body plate 12 as shown in fig1 2 a 4 a b 6 a 8 a and 10 a can be provided as an elongated low profile plate structure that defines at.