Patent ID: 9668882
Date: 2017-06-06
CPC Classifications: A61F

Claim:
1. A system for installing a spinal implant, comprising: a spinal implant comprising: a tool comprising at least one of a recess and a protrusion configured to fit within the corresponding recess or protrusion of the spinal implant, wherein the at least one of a recess and a protrusion of the tool comprises two at least substantially flat surfaces interconnected by a curved surface, wherein the two at least substantially flat surfaces of the at least one of a recess and a protrusion of the tool are not parallel and extend relative to one another at a second angle, wherein the second angle is at least substantially identical to the first angle, and wherein the at least one of a recess and a protrusion of the tool is further configured such that the curved surface of the at least one of a recess and a protrusion of the tool is configured to at least substantially mate and fit within the at least one of a recess and a protrusion of the spinal implant such that the curved surface of the at least one of a recess and a protrusion of the tool contacts the curved surface of the at least one of a recess and a protrusion of the spinal implant.