Patent ID: 7060096
Filing Date: 2006-06-13
Classification: A61F,A61L

Abstract:
1. A spinal column implant for intercorporal fusion at the spinal column comprising a body ( 10 , 10 ′, 10 ″) of bone material having a first end and an opposing second end, the body having a substantially trapezoidal cross-section and which is made curved in the direction of its longitudinal extension, whereby one convexly curved side ( 16 ) and one concavely curved side ( 18 ) is formed, and wherein the implant is matched in size to an intervertebral space present between adjacent vertebrae after removal of the intervertebral body, wherein a first and a second outer side ( 17 , 19 ) connecting the one convexly curved side and the one concavely curved side are inclined in the direction of the one concavely curved side so as to form a cross-section tapering towards the concavely curved side, and wherein at least one end of the body is rounded in plan view into a semi-circular shape, wherein the first end has at least one reception opening for an application tool and the opposing second end has a plurality of notches formed across a transition between the concavely curved side and a curved surface of the second end, which allows the taking along of loosely introduced bone powder into the intervertebral space.