Patent ID: 7935148
Filing Date: 2011-05-03
Classification: A61B,A61F

Abstract:
1. An intervertebral implant configured to engage with an insertion device for insertion between first and second vertebral members, the implant comprising: a body sized to fit between the vertebral members and including a sidewall with a superior surface configured to contact against the first vertebral member and an inferior surface configured to contact against the second vertebral member, a height of the body measured from the inferior surface to the superior surface; an opening extending through the sidewall between the superior and inferior surfaces, the opening including an elongated shape with a first end and a second end, and a length measured from the first end to the second end that is greater than a height of the opening and the height of the body, the opening further including an entrance at an exterior side of the sidewall; and a connection member including a receptacle and being contained within the sidewall and prevented from being removed through the opening with the receptacle being sized to receive the insertion device; a length of the connection member being less than the length of the opening for the connection member to be movable to positions along the length of the opening between a first orientation with the connection member in contact with the first end of the opening and spaced from the second end, and a second orientation with the connection member in contact with the second end of the opening and spaced from the first end; the receptacle remaining between the first and second ends at each of the first and second orientations.