Patent ID: 9561115
Date: 2017-02-07
CPC Classifications: A61B,A61F

Claim:
1. An inter-vertebral cage comprising: a plurality of cage sections each having an upper surface and a lower surface, a first recess extending externally along the upper surface from a first aperture formed through the cage section, and a second recess extending externally along the lower surface from a second aperture formed through the cage section; hinge elements that connect adjacent ones of the cage sections together for relative movement by extending through aligned apertures of adjacent ones of the cage sections, the hinge elements urging the cage sections to move from an extended orientation to an installed orientation, the hinge elements each comprising a central body and a first end and a second end extending from the central body at angles, wherein the central body extends through the aligned apertures of adjacent ones of the cage sections, the first end being received in the first recess along the upper surface of a first one of the cage sections, and the second end being received in the second recess along the lower surface of a second one of the cage sections; and first and second end sections that are connected to the plurality of cage sections, wherein the first and second end sections have respective locking structures provided thereon for selectively retaining the first and second end sections together.