Patent ID: 7384431

Claim:
A vertebral replacement device, comprising: a connecting member including a body and first and second threaded extensions extending from said body along a longitudinal axis; a first member threadingly engageable to said first threaded extension, wherein said first member includes a body extending between a first end and a second end, said body including a height between said first and second ends and adapted to restore a spinal disc space when said first member is positioned therein; and a second member threadingly engageable to said second threaded extension, wherein said second member includes a body extending between a first end and a second end, said body having a height between said first and second ends and adapted to restore a spinal disc space when said second member is positioned therein, wherein at least one of said first and second members includes first and second ends that are each sloped relative to a longitudinal axis of the vertebral replacement device, and wherein at least one of said first and second members includes an outer surface defining a kidney-shaped cross-section extending between said first and second ends thereof.