Patent ID: 7846207

Claim:
An intervertebral implant for insertion into an intervertebral disc space between endplates of adjacent vertebral bodies, the implant comprising: a three-dimensional body having an upper side and an underside provided with teeth, the upper side and underside suitable for abutting the end plates of the adjacent vertebral bodies, the upper side defining an upper plane and the underside defining an underside plane, a left side surface and a right side surface, a front surface including first and second partial boreholes, a rear surface, a horizontal middle plane between the upper side and the underside, and a vertical middle plane extending from the front surface to the rear surface; a front plate mounted to the front surface of the three-dimensional body, the front plate including a first borehole and a second borehole having openings, the first borehole and the second borehole each being aligned with a respective first and second partial borehole; first and second fixation elements being anchorable within the first and second boreholes and the first and second partial boreholes, respectively, the first and second fixation elements having first and second heads and first and second shafts, respectively, the first and second heads and the first and second boreholes and partial boreholes positioned substantially between the upper and underside planes in an assembled configuration, the first and second shafts being positioned substantially on an opposite side of the upper and underside planes, respectively, in the assembled configuration; and a securing plate fastened substantially parallel to the front plate in such a manner that the first and second boreholes of the front plate and the first and second heads are covered at least partly by the securing plate.