Patent ID: 6852126

Claim:
An intervertebral support system, comprising: a center portion dimensioned to be positioned in an intervertebral space, said center portion having a generally flat top surface, a generally flat bottom surface, a top recess formed in the top flat surface facing generally cranially when the center portion is positioned within the intervertebral space, and a bottom recess formed in the bottom flat surface facing generally caudally when the center portion is positioned within the intervertebral space; a top portion having a generally flat top surface and a bottom recess facing generally caudally which interlocks with the top recess in the center portion when the top portion is positioned on top of the center portion within the intervertebral space; and a bottom portion having a generally flat bottom surface and a top recess facing generally cranially which interlocks with the bottom recess in the center portion when the center portion is positioned on top of the bottom portion within the intervertebral space, wherein the top surface in the center portion and the top portion are generally co-planar when the top portion is positioned on top of the center portion, and wherein the bottom flat surfaces of the center portion and bottom portion are generally co-planar when the bottom portion is positioned under the center portion.