Patent ID: 9402741
Filing Date: 2016-08-02
CPC Classification: A61F

Claim Text:
1. An intervertebral implant for implantation between an upper vertebral body and a lower vertebral body, comprising: a body portion having a top side for contact with the upper vertebral body and a bottom side for contact with the lower vertebral body and an anterior side between said top and bottom sides; a plate removably attachable to said body portion, said plate including a top side for contact with the upper vertebral body and a bottom side for contact with the lower vertebral body and a posterior side and an anterior side between said top and bottom sides, wherein said plate defines in space a Z-axis generally in a cranial-caudal orientation therethrough and a Y-axis perpendicular to said Z-axis and passing through said anterior side of said plate; a first pathway through said plate, said first pathway extending from said anterior side of said plate to said top side of said plate; a first arcuate anchor movable in an arcuate path through said first pathway to penetrate into the upper vertebral body; a second pathway through said plate, said second pathway extending from said anterior side of said plate to said bottom side of said plate; a second arcuate anchor movable in an arcuate path through said second pathway to penetrate into the lower vertebral body; a locking member selectively movable between an open position and a closed position in a movement path that is generally transverse to said Y-axis, wherein upon said transverse movement to said closed position said locking member is located anteriorly of said first arcuate anchor and said second arcuate anchor blocking their withdrawal from said anterior side of said plate; and, wherein said locking member is selectively movable along said generally transverse movement path from said closed position to said open position to allow withdrawal of said first arcuate anchor and said second arcuate anchor from said anterior side of said plate to facilitate removal of the intervertebral implant from between the upper and lower vertebral bodies.