Patent ID: 7060097
Filing Date: 2006-06-13
Classification: A61B,A61F

Abstract:
1. A method of achieving stability of an implant in an intervertebral space of the human body, comprising: (a) preparing the intervertebral space for implantation; (b) positioning an implant in the prepared intervertebral space, the implant including a superior endplate, an inferior endplate, and a flexible core disposed between the endplates, whereby an exterior surface of each endplate engages a respective vertebral endplate and each endplate defines at least one elongated channel, wherein a longitudinal axis of the channel is substantially parallel to a surface of the endplate; and (c) inserting at least one modular projection in and along the longitudinal axis of the elongated channel in each of the superior and inferior endplates of the implant to achieve stability within the intervertebral space.