Patent ID: 8211178
Filing Date: 2012-07-03
Classification: A61F

Abstract:
1. An implant for insertion into an intervertebral space between first and second vertebral members, the implant comprising: a body with opposing first and second sides, the first side including a first locking feature; an end cap connected to the body and including a first side with a contact surface that faces away from the body and configured to contact against one of the first and second vertebral members when the implant is positioned in the intervertebral space, the end cap also including a second side that faces towards the body and includes a second locking feature; a connection mechanism that connects the end cap and the body and forms a single rotational axis perpendicular to a longitudinal axis of the body for the end cap to pivot to various angular positions relative to the body; the first locking feature and the second locking feature configured to engage together and maintain the angular position of the end cap relative to the body when the implant is positioned in the intervertebral space; and a resilient biasing member that engages the body and the end cap to position the end cap relative to the body, said biasing member engaging the body and the end cap to bias the body away from the end cap and the first locking feature away from the second locking feature or bias the body towards the end cap and the first locking feature towards the second locking feature.