Patent ID: 7887594
Filing Date: 2011-02-15
Classification: A61F,Y10S

Abstract:
1. 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 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 defining a chamber extending between said first end and said second end; and a connecting member between said upper member and said lower member, said connecting member 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 being positionable in said chamber of said upper member such that said upper member includes a non-circular interface with said connecting member and said lower extension being positionable in said chamber of said lower member such that said lower member includes a non-circular interface with said connecting member; wherein said connecting member includes a chamber extending therethrough, said chamber of said connecting member communicating with at least one of said chamber of said upper member and said chamber of said lower member, wherein: