Patent ID: 6716245
Filing Date: 2004-04-06
Classification: A61F

Abstract:
An intersomatic implant suitable for containing at least one bone graft and for being inserted in the intervertebral space along a predetermined direction, said implant comprising:a first portion of generally annular shape surrounding an aperture and presenting a top first edge and a bottom first edge and an outer external surface; and a second portion of elongate shape along its main axis presenting a bottom second edge and a top second edge, and interconnecting two facing opposite regions of said first portion along said predetermined direction, thereby dividing said aperture into two housings suitable for containing said bone graft, at least one of said bottom and top second edges projecting from the space defined by said bottom and top first edges of the first portion, said first portion having a hole wherein the hole is a blind opening in said external surface of said first portion at a location corresponding to one of said interconnecting regions and extending along said main axis into said second portion.