Patent ID: 8512409
Filing Date: 2013-08-20
Classification: A61F

Abstract:
1. An intervertebral fixation device, comprising: a housing sized to be positioned between adjacent inferior and superior vertebrae, the housing comprising an internal volume defined by an inferior coupling element, a superior coupling element, and first and second sidewalls, wherein the internal volume comprises a longitudinal axis extending between the inferior coupling element and the superior coupling element and extending through the first and second sidewalls; at least one flexible element coupled to an internal surface of at least one of the inferior or superior coupling elements, wherein the at least one flexible element projects inward toward the longitudinal axis of the internal volume of the housing when in a first configuration and projects outward away from the longitudinal axis of the internal volume toward the internal surface to which the at least one flexible element is coupled when in a second configuration; and at least one fixation member coupled to the flexible element and sized to extend through a corresponding aperture in the inferior or superior coupling element.