Patent ID: 8349011

Claim:
A kit, comprising: a set of trial instruments, at least two of said trial instruments of said set having a trial body at a distal end thereof, each of said trial bodies having a leading end portion adapted for insertion in a collapsed spinal disc space and being insertable into the collapsed spinal disc space to provide a restored disc space height; and a set of implants positionable in the spinal disc space, each of said implants including a body sized and shaped to correspond in size and shape to a respective one of said trial bodies of said trial instruments, each of said bodies having a leading end portion adapted for insertion in a collapsed spinal disc space and opposite vertebral endplate contacting surfaces convexly curved from said leading end portion to a proximal end wall of said body, wherein a desired one of said set of implants is selected for insertion into the spinal disc space upon an indication to the surgeon of a desired fit in the spinal disc space provided by the respective trial body.