Patent ID: 9364343
Filing Date: 2016-06-14
CPC Classification: A61B,A61F

Claim Text:
1. An intervertebral implant for implantation in an intervertebral space between adjacent vertebrae, wherein said implant comprises: a spacer having an inferior surface and a superior surface, wherein the inferior surface and the superior surfaces each have a contact area capable of engaging with the adjacent vertebrae; a bone screw; a plate coupled to the spacer, the plate having an anterior surface, an upper surface, a lower surface and at least one hole for receiving the bone screw; blocking mechanism coupled to the plate, wherein the upper surface of the plate further comprises a first extension, the first extension being generally flush with the anterior surface of the plate and the lower surface of the plate comprises a second extension, the second extension being generally flush with the anterior surface of the plate, and wherein the spacer includes at least one recess that is generally aligned with the at least one hole of the plate, and wherein the blocking mechanism is movable from a first position to a second position, wherein in the first position the blocking mechanism does not prevent the bone screw from backing out of the hole and in a second position the blocking mechanism prevents the bone screw from backing out of the hole, wherein the anterior surface of the plate includes four quadrants delineated by a first axis and a second axis each lying in a plane on the anterior surface of the plate, and the first axis is perpendicular to the second axis, wherein the four quadrants include a first quadrant, a second quadrant, a third quadrant, and a fourth quadrant, wherein the first quadrant and the fourth quadrant are opposed to the second quadrant and the third quadrant with respect to the first axis, and the first quadrant and the second quadrant are opposed to the third quadrant and the fourth quadrant with respect to the second axis, wherein the first quadrant is diagonally opposed to the third quadrant, and the second quadrant is diagonally opposed to the fourth quadrant, and wherein the first extension is located in the first quadrant and the second extension is located in the third quadrant, wherein the first extension and the second extension have no holes.