Patent ID: 8262666

Claim:
A spinal implant kit for fusing adjacent vertebrae comprising an elongated tool, a distractor, a bone tray, and a retainer, said distractor having a base and two legs, each leg joined at one end to said base forming a U-shaped outline, said base having a removable attachment removably connected to an end of said elongated tool, each leg having serrations adapted to engage the end plates of adjacent vertebrae, respectively, said bone tray having an open top side and an open bottom side, said top side and said bottom side adapted to engage the end plates of adjacent vertebrae, respectively, said bone tray having a sidewall connecting said top side and said bottom side, said sidewall having a bore therethrough, said tool slidably extending through said bore whereby said distractor is adapted to be inserted between adjacent vertebrae using said tool, said tool adapted to rotate said distractor to engage said serrations and the end plates, said bone tray is adapted to slide along said tool to contact said distractor, said tool is adapted to be removed from said removable attachment of said distractor and said bone tray, and said retainer is adapted to be inserted into said bore in said bone tray and said retainer is affixed to said removable attachment in said distractor locking said bone tray and said distractor together, and a sleeve removably telescoped over said tool, said sleeve extending through said bore in said bone tray and connected to said distractor, said sleeve including a handle for rotating said sleeve and said distractor whereby rotation of said sleeve 90 degrees rotates said distractor 90 degrees.