Patent ID: 9254198
Filing Date: 2016-02-09
CPC Classification: A61B,A61F

Claim Text:
1. An intervertebral implant for insertion into an intervertebral disc space between first and second vertebral bodies, the implant comprising: a spacer portion sized to be inserted into the intervertebral disc space, the spacer portion having a top surface configured to face the first vertebral body, and a bottom surface configured to face the second vertebral body, the top surface spaced from the bottom surface in a superior direction; and a blade element configured to be supported by the spacer portion such that: 1) a superior portion of the blade element is spaced from the top surface of the spacer portion so as to define a first gap that extends from the top surface to the superior portion in the superior direction, 2) the superior portion is configured to engage the first vertebral body to secure the implant to the first vertebral body, 3) an inferior portion of the blade element is spaced from the bottom surface of the spacer portion so as to define a second gap that extends from the bottom surface to the inferior portion in an inferior direction that is opposite the superior direction, and 4) the inferior portion is configured to engage the second vertebral body to secure the implant to the second vertebral body.