Patent ID: 8419742

Claim:
An instrument configured to prepare an intervertebral space for insertion of an implant, the instrument comprising: a body portion configured and sized for insertion into the intervertebral space along an insertion direction, the body portion having a top surface and a bottom surface spaced apart from each other along a first direction that is perpendicular to the insertion direction, a first location, and a second location spaced from the first location; an elongated shaft configured to be coupled to the body portion at the first location; and a stop member coupled to the body portion at the second location such that the stop member is selectively movable along the insertion direction toward and away from the body portion between a first position and a second position, and wherein the stop member is outwardly disposed in relation to the body portion, the stop member comprising at least one projection that extends either above the upper surface, below the lower surface, or both above and below the respective upper and lower surfaces of the body portion.