Patent ID: 9744049
Date: 2017-08-29
CPC Classifications: A61B,A61F

Claim:
1. An intervertebral implant configured to be inserted in a first direction into an intervertebral disc space that is defined by a first vertebral body and a second vertebral body, the intervertebral implant comprising: a spacer including a first end and a second end, the first end opposite the second end in the first direction, the spacer further including a first spacer surface and a second spacer surface opposite the first spacer surface in a second direction that is perpendicular to the first direction, wherein the first spacer surface is configured to face the first vertebral body when the intervertebral implant is implanted in the intervertebral disc space, and the second spacer surface is configured to face the second vertebral body when the intervertebral implant is implanted in the intervertebral disc space; and a plate configured to be mounted to the spacer such that the plate includes a first plate surface that defines a location which overlaps a portion of the spacer with respect to the second direction and is configured to abut the first vertebral body when the intervertebral implant is implanted in the intervertebral disc space.