Patent ID: 11903844
Assignee: GLOBUS MEDICAL INC.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 12:
13. An intervertebral fusion device comprising:
an implant body having a superior surface, an opposing inferior surface, lateral sides connecting the superior and inferior surfaces, and a proximal end extending between the superior surface and the inferior surface, an upper passage extending between the superior surface and the proximal end; and a lower passage extending between the inferior surface and the proximal end;
an upper anchor sliding disposed in the upper passage between a first upper anchor position and a second upper anchor position, the upper anchor defining a central longitudinal axis and having an upper anchor tip disposed within the body when the upper anchor is in the first upper anchor position and wherein the upper anchor tip extends outwardly from the superior surface when the upper anchor is in the second upper anchor position; and
a lower anchor slidingly disposed in the lower passage between a first lower anchor position and a second lower anchor position, the lower anchor defining a central longitudinal axis and having a lower anchor tip disposed within the body when the lower anchor is in the first lower anchor position and wherein the lower anchor tip extends outwardly from the inferior surface when the lower anchor is in the second lower anchor position, wherein the at least one of the central longitudinal axis of the upper anchor and the central longitudinal axis of the lower anchor is centrally positioned between the lateral sides surfaces of the implant body,
wherein each of the upper anchor comprises a first groove proximate to the anchor tip and a second groove distal from the anchor tip, and wherein the body comprises a detent engaged with the first groove when the upper anchor is in the first upper anchor position and wherein the detent is engaged with the second groove when the upper anchor is in the second upper anchor position.