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

Claim 0:
1. An intervertebral fusion device comprising:
a spacer having superior and inferior surfaces adapted to be implanted between an upper vertebral body and a lower vertebral body and lateral sides surfaces connecting the superior and inferior surfaces; and
an anchoring device defining a central longitudinal axis and having a body with an anchor tip and a proximal end, located proximal from anchor tip, and a central groove, wherein the proximal end is separated by the central groove, the anchoring device being movable between a first position wherein the anchor tip is disposed inside the spacer and a second position wherein the anchor tip is extended outwardly from the spacer, wherein the central longitudinal axis of the anchoring device is centrally positioned between the lateral side surfaces of the spacer
wherein the anchoring device includes a first prong and a second prong, and
wherein each of the first and second prongs has a curvilinear central portion extending between a first retention groove and a second retention groove.