Patent ID: 9095382
Filing Date: 2015-08-04
Classification: A61B,A61F

Abstract:
1. A system comprising: a superior implant for securing to a first vertebra of a spine; an inferior implant for securing to a second vertebra of the spine, the inferior implant having at least one tube; and a coupler coupled to the superior implant and the inferior implant, wherein the coupler comprises a clip having a first end and a second end, the first end and the second end being linked by a connecting portion that is deformable, wherein the coupler comprises at least one inferior post that is insertable into a portion of the inferior implant but not insertable into the superior implant and at least one superior post that is insertable into a portion of the superior implant but not insertable into the inferior implant, wherein the at least one inferior post includes a split end configured to deform from a first configuration to an expanded, second configuration to secure the inferior implant, wherein when inserted into the at least one tube, the at least one inferior post extends through the at least one tube and the split end emerges outside of the at least one tube.