Patent ID: 8603177

Claim:
A spinal interbody implant for use with an insertion tool having longitudinal axis, the implant comprising: a first member including a superior vertebra engaging surface, an inferior vertebra engaging surface, and a laterally facing connection portion located between the superior and inferior vertebra engaging surfaces of the first member; and a second member including a superior vertebra engaging surface, an inferior vertebra engaging surface, and a laterally facing connection portion located between the superior and inferior vertebra engaging surfaces of the second member; wherein the first member is configured to be secured to a distal portion of the insertion tool for insertion into a disc space between a first vertebra and a second vertebra; wherein the connection portion of the second member includes a passage through which the insertion tool slidably passes through as the second member is advanced into the disc space between the first vertebra and the second vertebra while the insertion tool is secured to the first member in the disc space; wherein the connection portion of the second member is configured to slide into a channel defined by of the connection portion of the first member to couple the second member with the first member upon insertion of the second member into the disc space; and wherein the insertion tool is separate from and not part of the coupled first and second members.