Patent ID: 8123808
Filing Date: 2012-02-28
Classification: A61F

Abstract:
1. An implant for placement adjacent to at least one vertebral endplate comprising: an intervertebral structure with an exterior wall that encloses a hollow interior; a nozzle that extends through the exterior wall and includes a base recessed within the hollow interior and an outwardly-extending tapered section that extends away from the base to penetrate the vertebral endplate, the tapered section includes a wider proximal end at the base and a narrower distal end away from the base, the nozzle further including at least one bore that extends through the base and the tapered section and is in communication with the hollow interior of the intervertebral structure; the base being wider than the tapered section measured in a direction across the bore, and the base having a greater thickness than the exterior wall; and a port that extends through the exterior wall in the intervertebral structure and is in fluid communication with the nozzle, the port being spaced away from the nozzle.