Patent ID: 8920506

Claim:
A spinal implant for insertion through a cannula into a disc space between adjacent vertebrae, the spinal implant comprising a series of sections linked together and movable laterally with respect to each other, the series of linked sections movable from a more linear configuration for delivery through the cannula to a curved configuration when exposed from the cannula for placement circumferentially along a periphery of the disc space spaced from a central region of the disc space, to provide support along the periphery of the disc space, each of the linked sections having an upper wall and a lower wall, the upper and lower walls movable toward each other in response to forces applied by the adjacent vertebrae when the linked sections are placed in the disc space and an elongated support strip fixedly attached to the linked sections for delivery and placement with the linked sections, the support strip fully implantable with the linked sections in the disc space and fixedly attached to the linked sections during delivery of the implant and during placement of the implant, and upon delivery of the linked sections from the cannula the support strip moves from a substantially straightened configuration to a curved configuration as the linked sections move to the curved configuration.