Patent ID: 8920500

Claim:
A spinal implant positionable within an interbody space between a first spinal vertebra and a second spinal vertebra from a lateral access pathway after cutting the Anterior Longitudinal Ligament (ALL), said implant comprising: an upper surface including anti-migration elements to contact the first vertebra when the implant is positioned within the interbody space, a lower surface including anti-migration elements to contact the second vertebra when the implant is positioned within the interbody space, a distal wall, a proximal wall, an anterior sidewall that faces anteriorly when the implant is positioned within the interbody space, and a posterior sidewall that faces posteriorly when the implant is positioned within the interbody space; wherein said implant has a maximum longitudinal length extending parallel to a straight longitudinal axis from a proximal end of the proximal wall to a distal end of the distal wall, a width extending from the anterior end of the anterior sidewall to the posterior end of the posterior sidewall, the maximum longitudinal length being at least 40 mm, an anterior height extending from the upper surface to the lower surface at the anterior sidewall and a posterior height extending from the upper surface to the lower surface at the posterior sidewall, the anterior height being greater than the posterior height such that the upper and lower surfaces increase in slope from the posterior sidewall to the anterior sidewall forming an angle ranging from 20 degrees to 40 degrees; at least a first engagement feature configured to releasably couple an insertion instrument to the implant adjacent the proximal wall; and at least a first fusion aperture extending through the upper surface and lower surface and configured to permit bone growth between the first vertebra and the second vertebra when the implant is positioned within the interbody space, the first fusion aperture having: a longitudinal aperture length extending generally parallel to the longitudinal length of the implant, and an aperture width extending from the anterior sidewall to the posterior sidewall, wherein the longitudinal aperture length is greater than the aperture width.