Patent ID: 7648505

Claim:
A device for contouring a first vertebral member and a second vertebral member, comprising: a guide comprising a back surface positioned adjacent to at least one of the first and second vertebral members and a front surface positioned opposite the back surface, the guide including a first slot and a second slot each extending through the guide from the front surface to the back surface, each of the first and second slots including a height defined between the front and back surfaces and a length, the guide further including an opening positioned between the first and second slots and extending from the front surface through the guide to the back surface; a pair of spacers extending outward from the back surface of the guide to space apart the first and second vertebral members; and a blade comprising a pair of arms spaced apart to align the arms with the first and second slots, each arm including a height greater than the height of the first and second slots and a length less than the length of the first and second slots, and including a plurality of cutting teeth on a first end of each arm, and the arms separated by a gap along the height and length of the arms; the arms of the blade positionable within the first and second slots and extending through the guide and outward from the back surface, the arms sized for non-rotating oscillating movement within the first and second slots, and the vertebral members visible through the opening when the blades are positioned within the first and second slots.