Patent ID: 9629728
Date: 2017-04-25
CPC Classifications: A61B,A61F,A61L

Claim:
1. A spinal implant system comprising: a body comprising: an anterior side, a posterior side opposing the anterior side, and a pair of opposing side walls, the anterior side, the posterior side, and side walls joining at points that generally define, in transverse cross section, a trapezoid said sides being generally outwardly curved; a top surface and a bottom surface, each of the top and bottom surfaces including plural projections for enhancing interaction with a synthetic or natural vertebral body; and a handling feature comprising a pair of elongated side recesses and a front recess, the handling feature facilitating handling and insertion of the spinal implant into an intervertebral space, wherein the elongated recesses each comprise an opening; and a manipulator comprising a first arm and a second arm, the first and second arms being engageable with the elongated side recesses.