Patent ID: 11872138
Assignee: LDR MEDICAL
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 0:
1. An intervertebral implant comprising:
a first plate including a first bone contacting surface configured to contact an endplate of a first vertebral body and a first articulation surface opposite the first bone contacting surface, the first plate further including a plurality of openings distributed along a periphery and configured to guide bone anchors into the first vertebral body;
a second plate including a second bone contacting surface configured to contact an endplate of a second vertebral body and a second articulation surface opposite the second bone contacting surface, wherein a geometric center of the first plate is offset relative to a geometric center of the second plate in a direction perpendicular to a vertical axis of a spinal column; and
a core disposed between the first plate and the second plate configured to enable relative movement between the first plate and the second plate, wherein leading peripheral edges of the first and second plates each comprise an exteriorly facing bevel to facilitate insertion of the intervertebral implant between the first and second vertebral bodies, trailing peripheral edges of each of the first and second plates are unbeveled, and wherein median planes representing the contact surfaces of the first and second plates form an acute angle allowing the intervertebral implant to correct a slope defect of the first and/or second vertebral bodies.