Patent ID: 9320615
Filing Date: 2016-04-26
CPC Classification: A61B,A61F

Claim Text:
1. A method for inserting an intervertebral implant into an intervertebral disc space that is defined between a first vertebral body and a second vertebral body that is spaced from the first vertebral body along a vertical direction, the method comprising: inserting a first implant body into the intervertebral space so as to cause at least one of the first and second vertebral bodies to move away from the other of the first and second vertebral bodies, the first implant body including an outer surface that faces the first vertebral body, and an inner surface opposite the outer surface; and inserting a second implant body into the intervertebral space such that an outer surface of the second implant body that faces the second vertebral body moves away from the outer surface of the first implant body as an inner surface of the second implant body is translated over the inner surface of the first implant body, the second implant body causing at least one of the first and second vertebral bodies to move further away from the other as the second implant body is being inserted.