Patent ID: 9554919
Date: 2017-01-31
CPC Classifications: A61F

Claim:
1. An intervertebral implant, comprising: a body having a convexly curved anterior side substantially opposing a posterior side spaced apart by first and second convexly curved lateral sides; top and bottom surfaces defining two central bores extending from each surface through to the other, wherein each of the top and bottom surfaces are configured to contact an endplate of adjacent vertebrae, and wherein each of the top and bottom surfaces have a plurality of gripping structures for engaging the endplates of the adjacent vertebrae and have a substantially smooth area; and an instrument bore formed in the anterior side of the body at a center of the anterior side of the body, the instrument bore being configured to receive an inserter instrument; wherein the substantially smooth area of the top surface extends in an anterior-posterior direction from a first perimeter edge where the top surface intersects with the anterior surface of the implant to a second perimeter edge where the top surface intersects with the posterior surface of the implant; and wherein the substantially smooth area of the bottom surface extends in an anterior-posterior direction from a first perimeter edge where the bottom surface intersects with the anterior surface of the implant to a second perimeter edge where the bottom surface intersects with the posterior surface of the implant.