Patent ID: 8486147

Claim:
An intervertebral implant system comprising: an implantable member with upper and lower vertebral body support surfaces which is expandable from an insertion configuration to an implanted configuration, the implantable member comprising: a first segment; a second segment pivotally connected to the first segment about a first pivot axis which is substantially perpendicular to the upper and lower vertebral body support surfaces; and a third segment pivotally connected to the first segment about a second pivot axis which is substantially perpendicular to the upper and lower vertebral body support surfaces; and an insertion instrument removably attached to the implantable member and configured to pivot the second and third segments with respect to the first segment upon insertion of the implantable member into the body of a patient, wherein the insertion instrument includes a tension member which pivots the second and third segments by pulling on at least one of the second and third segments.