Patent ID: 9655735
Date: 2017-05-23
CPC Classifications: A61F

Claim:
1. A spinal implant comprising: an upper endplate having an upper surface with a mounting receptacle formed in said upper surface positioned longitudinally and another mounting receptacle formed perpendicular thereto intersecting the upper mounting receptacle, said upper endplate having a upper mounting bracket formed from a first elongated planar body with at least one sharp protuberance disposed on the planar body, the planar body having a first end for sliding into one of the upper endplate mounting receptacles and at least one aperture for receipt of a set screw to secure said upper mounting bracket in a fixed position within said mounting receptacle, and said upper endplate having an inwardly facing surface with multiple recesses, a lower endplate forming a mirror image of said upper endplate defined by a lower surface having one mounting receptacle positioned longitudinally and a second mounting receptacle formed perpendicular thereto intersecting the lower mounting receptacle, said lower endplate having a lower mounting bracket formed from a second elongated planar body with at least one sharp protuberance disposed on the second elongated planar body, the second elongated planar body having a first end for sliding into one of the lower endplate mounting receptacles with at least one aperture for receipt of a set screw for securing the lower mounting bracket in a fixed position within said mounting receptacle, and said lower endplate having an inwardly facing surface with multiple recesses, stabilizing linkers constructed of a resilient material with a fibrous laminate skeleton having a first end positioned within the upper endplate recess detachably secured thereto by a first plurality of pins extending through the skeleton and a lower end positioned within the lower endplate recess detachably secured thereto by a second plurality of pins extending through the skeleton; and a cushioning coupler positioned within a space defined by the stabilizing linkers and said inwardly facing surfaces; wherein said spinal implant is configured to be placed within an intervertebral space and configured to be secured thereto.