Patent ID: 9526627
Filing Date: 2016-12-27
CPC Classification: A61F

Claim Text:
1. An intervertebral implant configured to be implanted within an intervertebral space between endplates of adjacent vertebra during use, the implant comprising: a first member comprising: a second member comprising: an insert comprising: wherein engagement of the first and second guide rails with the first and second guide tracks, respectively, guides insertion of the insert between the first and second members during use, and wherein insertion of a tapered insertion end of the insert between the first and the second members expands the intervertebral implant such that a separation distance between the first and the second members is increased; an actuatable locking mechanism coupling the insert to the first and second members of the implant during use to inhibit back-out of the insert from between the first and second members, wherein the locking mechanism is rotatably actuatable between a locked position and an unlocked position, and wherein the locking member comprises one or more members that substantially simultaneously engage at least a first locking recess of the first member and at least a second locking recess of the second member during use.