Patent ID: 8480747

Claim:
An implant assembly for spinal stabilization, comprising: an implant including a body extending from a leading end to an opposite trailing end, said body including a superior bone engaging surface and an opposite inferior bone engaging surface extending between said leading and trailing ends, said superior and inferior bone engaging surfaces being configured to engage respective endplates of first and second vertebrae when said implant is positioned in a spinal disc space between the first and second vertebrae; and a plate attached to said trailing end of said implant configured for engagement to the first and second vertebrae when said implant is positioned in the spinal disc space, said plate including an elongated body extending along a central longitudinal axis from an upper end to an opposite lower end, said plate body including a top surface and an opposite bottom surface extending between upper and lower ends, said bottom surface of said plate body including a notch extending proximally therein toward said top surface, said notch comprising a first surface extending parallel to said axis configured to engage a face of said implant at said trailing end, said first surface extending between side surfaces each extending transverse to said axis configured to simultaneously engage said superior and inferior bone engaging surfaces.