Patent ID: 9636234
Date: 2017-05-02
CPC Classifications: A61F,B29C,B29K,B29L

Claim:
1. An implant, comprising: a first end plate, configured for fitting within a disc space, wherein the first end plate comprises a first surface for engaging a first vertebral surface and a second surface opposite the first surface, wherein the second surface comprises at least one wall shaped protrusion; a second end plate configured for fitting within a disc space, wherein the second end plate comprises a first surface for engaging a second vertebral surface and a second surface opposite the first surface, wherein the second surface comprises at least one wall shaped protrusion, and wherein the second surface of the second end plate faces the second surface of the first end plate; a plastic spacer disposed between the first and second end plates and anchored to the first and second end plates respectively by each of the wall shaped protrusions, the spacer being in full contact with all surfaces of the wall shaped protrusions of the first and second end plates; wherein each of the wall shaped protrusions of the first and second end plates is shaped as a wall extending away from the second surface of its respective end plate and toward the second surface of the other of the first and second end plates, each of the wall shaped protrusions including at least one cut-out formed therethrough.