Patent ID: 6758862
Filing Date: 2004-07-06
Classification: A61F,Y10S

Abstract:
A vertebral replacement body device, comprising:an upper member having a first end for engaging an endplate of an upper vertebral body and an opposite second end, said upper member having a wall defining a chamber extending between said first end and said second end; a lower member having a first end for engaging an endplate of a lower vertebral body and an opposite second end, said lower member having a wall defining a chamber extending between said first end and said second end; and a connecting member positionable between said upper member and said lower member, said connecting member having a chamber extending therethrough and including a body having an upper end and a lower end, said connecting member further including an upper extension at said upper end of said body and a lower extension at said lower end of said body, said upper extension including a flexible upper engaging member having a projection engageable with said wall of said upper member and said lower extension including a flexible lower engaging member having a projection engageable with said wall of said lower member.