Patent ID: 7862616

Claim:
An intervertebral implant for implantation between two adjacent vertebral bodies, the implant comprising: a plurality of bone fixation elements each including a head and a shaft, the shaft having a thread for engaging one of the adjacent vertebra; a three dimensional body having a left side surface, a right side surface, a front surface, a back surface, an upper side and an underside, the upper side and the underside being sized and configured to contact the one of the two adjacent vertebral bodies, respectively, the three dimensional body further including at least one partial borehole in communication with the front surface and the upper side of the body and at least one partial borehole in communication with the front surface and the underside of the body; a plate having an upper surface and a lower surface, the plate contacting the front surface of the three dimensional body, the plate including a plurality of boreholes, at least one of the plurality of boreholes formed in the plate aligning with the at least one partial borehole in communication with the upper side of the body and at least one of the plurality of boreholes formed in the plate aligning with the at least one partial borehole in communication with the underside of the body when the three dimensional body is coupled to the plate so that one of the plurality of bone fixation elements is insertable through one of the plurality of boreholes formed in the plate, through one of the plurality of partial borehole formed in the three dimensional body and into one of the adjacent vertebral bodies, respectively, wherein the three dimensional body further includes a first height as defined by the upper side and the underside and the plate includes a second height as defined by the upper and lower surfaces of the plate, the first height being substantially equal to the second height so that the three dimensional body and the plate are contained between the adjacent vertebral bodies when the implant is inserted between the adjacent vertebral bodies; wherein the plate is made from a biocompatible metallic material and the three dimensional body is made from a biocompatible non-metallic material.