Patent ID: 8540774

Claim:
A low profile intervertebral implant sized and configured to be implanted between adjacent upper and lower vertebral bodies, the implant comprising: a spacer having a first insertion end, a second end opposite the first insertion end, a first lateral surface, a second lateral surface, an upper surface for contacting the upper vertebral body when in an implanted configuration, a lower surface for contacting the lower vertebral body when in the implanted configuration; and a plate coupled to the second end of the spacer, the plate including a plurality of through holes for receiving a plurality of bone screws for securing the implant to the adjacent vertebral bodies, the plate having a height H p while the second end of the spacer has a height H s , the height H p of the plate being equal to or less than the height of the spacer H s so that the plate does not increase a height profile of the spacer; and wherein the plate is coupled to the spacer via first and second arms extending from the plate, the first arm extending along the first lateral surface of the spacer, having a first end, and bending around the first insertion end of the spacer and the second arm extending along the second lateral surface of the spacer, having a second end, and bending around the first insertion end of the spacer, wherein the first and second ends of the first and second arms define a gap therebetween.