Patent ID: 9517143
Filing Date: 2016-12-13
CPC Classification: A61F

Claim Text:
1. An intervertebral fixation implant comprising: a body defining a longitudinal axis and extending between a first end that includes a first end surface and a second end that includes a second end surface that is opposite the first end surface, a portion of each of the first and second walls extending continuously from the first end surface to the second end surface, the body defining a first wall and a second wall opposite the first wall, the first wall including a first and second lateral arms and the second wall including a third and fourth lateral arms, the first and second lateral arms defining a first portion of a cavity therebetween and the third and fourth lateral arms defining a second portion of the cavity therebetween, the first and third arms defining a first opening therebetween that extends through the first end surface and the second and fourth arms defining a second opening therebetween that extends through the second end surface, the arms being configured to collapse in the openings, wherein the first wall is movable relative to the second wall such that the body is selectively deformable from a first, initial implanted configuration in which the walls are spaced apart a first distance and a second configuration in which the body is selectively deformed such that the walls are spaced apart a reduced distance relative to the first distance.