Patent ID: 7549995
Filing Date: 2009-06-23
Classification: A61B,A61F

Abstract:
1. A surgical system comprising: an implant having a first part and a second part detachably connected to said first part, the first part adapted to directly engage a first vertebra, and the second part adapted to directly engage a second vertebra adjacent the first vertebra, said first part including a convex joint surface mounted thereon, and said second part including a concave joint surface mounted thereon and facing the convex joint surface; and an instrument comprising: a holding element detachably connecting said instrument with each of the first and second parts of the implant, and a spacer element extending between the first and second parts of the implant and maintaining a distance between the convex and concave joint surfaces, thereby preventing the joint surfaces from contacting each other; said spacer element comprising two spacer members for receiving the joint surfaces of the implant between them, said holding element and the parts of the implant each comprising respective clamping elements configured to be pushed into one another for a detachable connection, and braced against each other at right angles to the direction in which they are pushed in for said detachable connection, said spacer element extending between said clamping elements.