Patent ID: 9730807
Date: 2017-08-15
CPC Classifications: A61F

Claim:
1. An intervertebral implant for implantation between an upper vertebral body and a lower vertebral body, comprising: a body portion having a top side for contact with the upper vertebral body and a bottom side for contact with the lower vertebral body and an anterior side between said top and bottom sides, wherein said body portion defines in space a Z-axis generally in a cranial-caudal orientation therethrough and a Y-axis perpendicular to said Z-axis and passing through said anterior side; a first pathway through said body portion, said first pathway extending from said anterior side of said body portion to said top side of said body portion; a first straight anchor movable in a straight path through said first pathway to penetrate into the upper vertebral body; a second pathway through said body portion, said second pathway extending from said anterior side to said bottom side of said body portion; a second straight anchor movable in a straight path through said second pathway to penetrate into the lower vertebral body; a locking member, said locking member selectively movable between an open position and a closed position in a movement path that is generally transverse to said Y-axis, wherein upon said transverse movement to said closed position said locking member is located anteriorly of said first straight anchor and said second straight anchor blocking their withdrawal from said anterior side of body portion; and, wherein said locking member is selectively movable along said generally transverse movement path from said closed position to said open position to allow withdrawal of said first straight anchor and said second straight anchor from said anterior side of body portion to facilitate removal of the body portion from between the upper and lower vertebral bodies.