Patent ID: 7503935

Claim:
A method of inserting an intervertebral implant between adjacent vertebral bodies of a spine, comprising: accessing a lateral side of an intervertebral space; preparing the intervertebral space for insertion of the intervertebral implant; and inserting the intervertebral implant laterally into the intervertebral space, the intervertebral implant comprising a pair of implants adapted to be positioned a lateral distance apart from each other when inserted between the adjacent vertebral bodies, the intervertebral implant having a translating pivot point and laterally extending attachment mechanisms adapted to extend along a lateral direction with respect to the vertebral bodies when inserted therebetween, wherein inserting the intervertebral implant includes: inserting the laterally extending attachment mechanism on a first implant of the pair of implants between the adjacent vertebral bodies, and inserting the laterally extending attachment mechanism on a second implant of the pair of implants between the adjacent vertebral bodies along the same insertion path as the laterally extending attachment mechanism of the first implant of the pair implants.