Patent ID: 7806901
Filing Date: 2010-10-05
Classification: A61F

Abstract:
1. An assembly for seating an implant in an intervertebral disc space, comprising: a) a first prosthetic endplate having an outer surface adapted for attachment to a first vertebrae and an inner surface having an articulation surface, b) a second prosthetic endplate having an outer surface adapted for attachment to a second vertebrae and an inner surface having an articulation surface, c) an endplate seating instrument comprising: wherein the outermost surface of the distal end portion of the first longitudinal member contacts the inner surface of the first prosthetic endplate, wherein the outermost surface of the distal end portion of the second longitudinal member contacts the inner surface of the second prosthetic endplate, wherein the distal end portion of each longitudinal member comprises: wherein the inner surface of the endplate has a bearing surface, and the first and second flanges are adapted to straddle the bearing surface, and wherein the distal end wall has a midpoint, and the first and second flanges include a concave wall facing the midpoint.