Patent ID: 7811287

Claim:
A spinal orthopedic device and tool set, comprising: an intervertebral spacer device having a first baseplate and a second baseplate mounted to one another, each of said first and second baseplates having an inwardly facing surface and an outwardly facing surface, the inwardly facing surface of the first baseplate and the inwardly facing surface of the second baseplate including a perimetrical region facing each other, wherein at least one of said first and second baseplates include a plurality of engagement holes disposed within said perimetrical region, said engagement holes having a first end and a second end, said first end facing toward said perimetrical region of one of said first and second baseplates and said second end disposed within the other of said perimetrical region of the other one of said first and second baseplates; and a manipulation tool having a proximal end, a housing located at a distal end, and a shaft located along a longitudinal axis of said manipulation tool between said proximal and distal ends, said longitudinal axis of said shaft perpendicular to a longitudinal axis of said engagement holes, said shaft including a central channel coaxial with said longitudinal axis, said central channel housing a post, said post having a bent distal end perpendicular to the central channel of the shaft, said post having a first position corresponding to said post being disposed entirely within said central channel and said bent distal end disposed entirely within said housing at the distal end of said manipulation tool, and a second position corresponding to said post extending outwardly from said housing of the distal end of said manipulation tool, wherein when said post is in said second position said bent distal end of said post may be disposed within any of the plurality of said engagement holes of said intervertebral device such that at least one of said first and second baseplates may be secured to said manipulation tool at a desired surgical approach aspect.