Patent ID: 8449554
Filing Date: 2013-05-28
Classification: A61F

Abstract:
1. An intervertebral instrument and implant kit comprising: an intervertebral instrument including a shaft having distal and proximal ends, the shaft defining at least one track at least partially disposed along a portion of the surface thereof, the distal end of the shaft including a removable section that is removable from the shaft, the removable section being configured and dimensioned to distract an intervertebral disk space defined between two vertebrae, the at least one track being configured and dimensioned to guide instruments and intervertebral implants used in intervertebral procedures toward the intervertebral disk space; and at least one intervertebral implant selectively secured to the removable section of the shaft and including a pair of members, each member having a body with top, bottom, inside, and outside surfaces, the top and bottom surfaces including ridges disposed thereon, the inside surface having at least one protuberance, the at least one protuberance configured and dimensioned to engage the intervertebral instrument, wherein at least one of the members is configured and dimensioned to receive bone graft or bone enhancers to enable bone ingrowth.