Patent ID: 8715353

Claim:
A spinal implant comprising: a body comprising a bioactive substance, further comprising: an anterior side, a posterior side opposing the anterior side, and a pair of opposing sidewalls, said sidewalls being generally outwardly curved; a top surface and a bottom surface, both surfaces coupled with the sidewalls, each one of the top surface and the bottom surface forming plural projections for enhancing interaction with a synthetic or natural vertebral body; at least one major recess formed in the body in communication with at least one of the top surface and the bottom surface; and a handling feature comprising recesses in the top and bottom surfaces in communication with the anterior and posterior sides, the recesses being offset from the top and bottom surfaces of the implant such that a floor surface adapted to contact a portion of a tool is formed, the recesses being open in a direction extending towards the top or bottom surface so that the portion of the tool is movable through the opening, the handling feature further comprising at least one recess in the anterior or sidewalls, wherein the handling feature facilitates handling and insertion of the spinal implant into an intervertebral space.