Patent ID: 7347873
Filing Date: 2008-03-25
Classification: A61F,B29C,B29L,Y10S

Abstract:
1. An intervertebral implant formed of at least one piece of allogenic bone, the implant comprising: top and bottom surfaces configured and adapted in use to face the end plates of adjacent vertebrae, the top and bottom surfaces having a topography to resist migration of the implant; a pair of lateral sides each lateral side having a length and extending between the top and bottom surfaces, the length of the lateral sides substantially equal; a front side having a length and extending between the top and bottom surfaces and the pair of lateral sides; a back side having a length and extending between the top and bottom surfaces and the pair of lateral sides; the length of the back side and the length of the front side between the pair of lateral sides being substantially equal, wherein the length of the lateral sides are at least approximately twice as long as the length of the front side.