Patent ID: 6210442
Filing Date: 2001-04-03
Classification: A61B,A61F

Abstract:
Implant for vertebral body fusion having a supporting body, which comprises two opposite-lying support surfaces for application against the opposing end faces of the vertebral bodies to be fused and is insertable into the gap between the two adjacent vertebral bodies, characterized in that the supporting body (5) has at least one location channel (9), which extends between the support surfaces (7, 8) and is open at its top and bottom side, and that there is insertable into the location channel (9) a fixing element (6) provided with an external projection (20) and guided in the location channel (9) so as to be rotatable about its longitudinal axis, which fixing element once inserted into the location channel (9) projects out of the open location channel (9) in that it protrudes at the top and bottom side of the supporting body (5) beyond the support surfaces (7, 8).