Patent ID: 9486326
Filing Date: 2016-11-08
CPC Classification: A61B,A61F

Claim Text:
1. An intervertebral spacer for therapeutic treatment of a patient, comprising: a link sized and dimensioned to fit within an intervertebral space in the patient and configured to maintain a separation of two adjacent vertebrae for a period of time; a rigid guiding object insertable into the patient, the rigid guiding object and the link sized to be insertable into the patient using a minimally invasive surgical (MIS) approach; a pivot pin rotatably retained within a mating chamber formed within the link, wherein the pivot pin is reversibly mateable with the guiding object so that the link may be inserted into the patient, and the pivot pin is rotatable such that an orientation of the link may be changed during or after insertion; and a radiused nut retained within a mating radiused chamber formed within the pivot pin, wherein the radiused nut moves with the pivot pin.