Patent ID: 6206922
Filing Date: 2001-03-27
Classification: A61B,A61F

Abstract:
An apparatus for implantation in the disc space between adjacent vertebrae, comprising:at least two devices fixedly attached within the same disc space having elongated bodies and including surfaces for engaging the adjacent vertebrae, each of said devices having an end wall defining a threaded bore therethrough, said end wall of each of said devices defines a recess surrounding said threaded bore and a groove communicating with said recess;an elongated plate sized to be fully contained within the disc space, said plate having at least two bores defined therethrough and spaced apart a distance, said plate configured to be at least partially received in said recess; andat least two set screws having a threaded stem sized to extend through each of said at least two bores and configured for threaded engagement with said threaded bore of corresponding one of said devices.