Patent ID: 9579215
Date: 2017-02-28
CPC Classifications: A61B,A61F

Claim:
1. A distractible intervertebral implant configured to be inserted along an insertion direction into an intervertebral space defined between a first vertebral body and a second vertebral body that is spaced from the first vertebral body along a second direction perpendicular to the insertion direction, the distractible intervertebral implant comprising: a first implant body that defines a first inner surface, a first outer surface opposite the first inner surface, a first ramped surface, and a second ramped surface spaced from the first ramped surface along the insertion direction, the first outer surface configured to face the first vertebral body when the distractible intervertebral implant is disposed in the intervertebral space, and the first and second ramped surfaces being angled with respect to the insertion direction, wherein the first implant body further defines a first bore that extends through the first implant body and that is configured to receive a first fixation member so as to affix the first implant body to the first vertebral body; and a second implant body that defines a second inner surface, a second outer surface opposite the second inner surface, a third ramped surface, and a fourth ramped surface spaced from the third ramped surface along the insertion direction, the second inner surface and the second outer surface configured to face the first inner surface and the second vertebral body, respectively, when the distractible intervertebral implant is disposed in the intervertebral space, and the third and fourth ramped surfaces being angled with respect to the insertion direction, wherein the second implant body further defines a second bore that extends through the second implant body and that is configured to receive a second fixation member so as to affix the second implant body to the second vertebral body, and wherein the first implant body defines a first recess configured so as to allow the second fixation member to pass through the first recess as the second fixation member is inserted into the second bore.