Patent ID: 9610170
Date: 2017-04-04
CPC Classifications: A61B,A61F

Claim:
1. An intervertebral implant, comprising: a first bearing wall having an outer surface configured to bear against a vertebral endplate of one of a pair of vertebrae, and a plurality of ribs protruding from the outer surface for engaging the vertebral endplate to secure the implant to the vertebra, the ribs being parallel to one another; a second bearing wall having an outer surface configured to bear against an adjacent vertebral endplate of another of the pair of vertebrae, and a plurality of ribs protruding from the outer surface for engaging the adjacent vertebral endplate to secure the implant to the vertebra, the ribs being parallel to one another; and an intermediate wall connecting the first bearing wall to the second bearing wall such that the first and second bearing walls are substantially parallel to one another and are spaced apart from one another, the first and second bearing walls each having a first end connected to the intermediate wall and a free end distant from the intermediate wall.