Patent ID: 9693882
Date: 2017-07-04
CPC Classifications: A61B,A61F

Claim:
1. An intervertebral trial device, comprising: a trial implant body configured to be placed between adjacent vertebral bodies, the trial implant body having: an upper trial vertebral end plate surface configured to engage a first vertebral endplate, a lower trial vertebral endplate surface configured to engage a second vertebral endplate, a perimeter wall connecting the upper and lower trial vertebral end plate surfaces, the perimeter wall having a distal portion, a proximal portion, and opposed lateral portions, at least one of the upper trial vertebral end plate surface, the lower trial vertebral end plate surface, and the perimeter wall having at least a portion thereof that is optically transparent or translucent; an elongated handle extending from a portion of the perimeter wall; and at least one imaging device; wherein the elongated handle includes at least one optical fiber coupled with the at least one imaging device, the at least one optical fiber being configured to transmit light from the optically transparent or translucent portion to the at least one imaging device.