Patent ID: 7806932

Claim:
A spinal implant, comprising: a distal end; a proximal end opposite the distal end; a top extending between the distal end and the proximal end, wherein at least a portion of the top is shaped to contact a first vertebra; a bottom extending between the distal end and the proximal end opposite the top, wherein at least a portion of the bottom is shaped to contact a second vertebra, wherein the second vertebra is adjacent to the first vertebra; an anterior side extending between said top and said bottom and having: a first curvature between the distal end and the proximal end of said spinal implant; and a first groove located on the first curvature near said proximal end and extending from and passing through said top to said bottom; a posterior side extending between the top and the bottom opposite said anterior side and having: a second curvature between said distal end and said proximal end of said spinal implant; and a second groove located on the second curvature near said proximal end and extending from and passing through said top to said bottom, wherein said first groove and said second groove are located substantially equidistant from said proximal end, wherein the first curvature and the second curvature are substantially in the same direction; and an opening extending through the spinal implant from the top to the bottom.