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

Claim 8:
9. An intervertebral fusion device comprising:
an implant body having a superior surface and an opposing inferior surface and lateral sides connecting the superior and inferior surfaces and a proximal end and a distal end, each extending between the superior surface and the inferior surface, wherein the body further includes an upper track extending from the proximal end to the superior surface and a lower track extending from the proximal end to the inferior surface;
an upper anchor defining a central longitudinal axis and having an upper anchor tip slidingly disposed along the upper track such that upper anchor tip is movable from a first position inside the body to a second position, extending outwardly from the superior surface; and
a lower anchor defining a central longitudinal axis and having a lower anchor tip slidingly disposed along the lower track such that lower anchor tip is movable from a first position inside the body to a second position, extending outwardly from the inferior surface, wherein 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 side surfaces of the implant body,
wherein the arcuate body comprises a first prong, a second prong, and a central groove extending between the first prong and the second prong, wherein each of the first prong and the second prong comprises a first groove proximate to the anchor tip and a second groove distal from the anchor tip, and
wherein the implant body comprises a pair of generally parallel lateral sides extending between the proximal end and the distal end, and an upper detent and a lower detent extending medially from the proximal end of each of the lateral sides such that the upper detent is removably inserted into the first groove of the upper anchor when the upper anchor is in the first position and wherein the upper detent is removably inserted into the second groove of the upper anchor when the upper anchor is in the second position.