Patent ID: 8613772

Claim:
An implant device for the spine, the implant device including: a base member configured to interface with two adjacent vertebrae including a lateral mounting portion, located on only one side of an anterior-posterior dividing line, to accommodate fixation of the device to a lateral side of at least one of the vertebrae, with the lateral side of at least one of the vertebrae being located on the same one side of the anterior-posterior dividing line, and an elongated side portion extending from a side of the lateral mounting portion and configured to extend between the vertebrae; at least one interface member extending from at least one surface of the elongated side portion, the at least one interface member being configured to provide controlled subsidence of the implant device into the at least one vertebra subsequent to implantation; and a plurality of bone fasteners extending through apertures provided in the lateral mounting portion of the base member to penetrate the lateral side of the at least one of the vertebrae.