Patent ID: 8349017
Filing Date: 2013-01-08
Classification: A61B,A61F

Abstract:
1. An intervertebral implant assembly defining a leading end and an opposed trailing end, the intervertebral implant comprising: an upper implant part having an upper surface and an upper keel extending from the upper surface, the upper keel defining a first recess extending into an end thereof along a direction from the trailing end toward the leading end; a lower implant part having a lower surface and a lower keel extending from the lower surface, the lower keel defining a second recess extending into an end thereof along a direction from the trailing end toward the leading end; and an insertion instrument configured to engage the upper and lower implant parts for insertion of the upper and lower implant parts into an intervertebral space, the insertion instrument having opposed upper and lower arms that are moveable toward and away from each other, the upper arm configured to be received in the first recess and the lower arm configured to be received in the second recess.