Patent ID: 11883302
Assignee: WARSAW ORTHOPEDIC, INC.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 16:
17. A method for fusing two adjacent vertebrae, the method comprising placing a spinal implant having at least two ends into an intervertebral space adjacent vertebrae in need of fusion, the spinal implant configured to receive an insert; placing the insert into the spinal implant and compressing the insert into a compressed state, wherein a height of the insert is the same or shorter than a height of the spinal implant, the insert comprising a first portion having a first surface and a compressible support adjacent to the first surface; and a second portion having a second surface and a second compressible support adjacent to the second surface, wherein the insert further comprises a middle portion between the first portion and the second portion, the middle portion comprising a pillar extending across the height of the middle portion and a block.