Patent ID: 7588601
Filing Date: 2009-09-15
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. An intervertebral implant comprising a spacer including first and second parts, said first and second parts being provided with mutual assembly means, said mutual assembly means comprising: first clip-fastener means secured to one of said first and second parts; second clip-fastener means secured to the other of the first and second parts for co-operating with the first clip-fastener means to achieve releasable clip-fastening between the first and second parts in a clip-fastening direction, said first and second clip-fastening means forming integral portions of the first and second parts; and guide means for guiding the first and second parts during clip-fastening, said guide means being distinct from the first and second clip-fastener means and comprising: wherein each of said first and second parts has an assembly face, said assembly faces being pressed one against the other when the first and second parts are assembled together along an assembly interface; and wherein said first guide assembly comprises at least one guide stud projecting from the assembly face of one of the first and second parts, and the second guide assembly comprises at least one recess opening out into the assembly face of the other of the first and second parts.