Patent ID: 8545563

Claim:
An intervertebral implant configured to be fixed in an intervertebral space defined by a superior vertebral body and a inferior vertebral body, the intervertebral implant comprising: an implant body sized to be inserted into the intervertebral space, the implant body defining superior and inferior vertebral facing surfaces that are spaced apart along a transverse direction, and the implant body further defining a superior curvilinear channel that is open at the superior vertebral facing surface, and an inferior curvilinear channel that is open at the inferior vertebral facing surface; and a fixation assembly carried by the implant body, the fixation assembly including a fixation housing extending along a substantially transverse axis that is aligned with the transverse direction, a superior vertebral fixation member carried by the housing and configured to travel in the superior channel, and an inferior vertebral fixation member carried by the housing and configured to travel in the inferior channel, wherein the fixation assembly is rotatable within the implant body about the substantially transverse axis from a retracted position to an extended position whereby the superior and inferior vertebral fixation members travel in the superior and inferior curvilinear channels respectively, so as to extend out from the superior and inferior surfaces, respectively.