Patent ID: 7824427

Claim:
An interbody device for restoring the disc space height of the disc space between opposing vertebral bodies of adjacent vertebrae during a spinal fusion procedure, said device comprising: a perimeter portion including spaced apart elongated members extending along a length of the perimeter portion and opposing end pieces coupled to the elongated members, wherein one of the end pieces includes a channel extending therethrough; and a center plate member positioned within the perimeter portion and extending along the length of the perimeter portion, said center plate member extending along a central plane of the device between the end pieces of the device, said plate member including an opening proximate the channel so that a bonegraft material introduced through the channel and into the opening is distributed by the plate member to both sides of the plate member and the perimeter portion, wherein the device has a length defined by the distance between the end pieces, a width defined by the width of the elongated members and a height defined by the distance between the elongated members where the height of the device is substantially greater than the width of the device so that the device is operable to be inserted into the disc space in a substantially flat orientation and be rotated to an orientation where the elongated members contact the opposing vertebral bodies, wherein the plate member includes a nub that extends into the opening.