Patent ID: 8226720

Claim:
A disk augmentation system comprising: a first support for mounting onto a first vertebra in a spinal column; a second support for mounting onto a second vertebra; said first and second supports being located exterior to a disk area between said first and second vertebrae and cooperating to define a first compression body area for receiving a first compression body; and said first and second supports supporting said compression body exterior to said disk area, wherein said disk augmentation system further comprises: a fourth support for mounting onto said first vertebra; and a fifth support for mounting onto said second vertebra; said fourth and fifth supports cooperating to define a second compression body area for receiving a second compression body; said first and second supports supporting said first compression body in said first compression body area and being adapted to permit said first and second supports to become non-parallel during compression of said first compression body, said fourth and fifth supports supporting said second compression body in said second compression body area and being adapted to permit said fourth and fifth supports to become non-parallel during compression of said second compression body.