Patent ID: 7967866

Claim:
An intervertebral device to space apart vertebral members comprising: a plurality of stackable shims comprising at least a first shim and a second shim; the first shim comprising a first body with a first portion of a male-female connector, and a guide removably affixed to the first body and extending along at least a portion of a length of the first body; the second shim comprising a second body with a second portion of the male-female connector and a longitudinal passage extending through the second body and sized to receive the guide; the second shim moveable relative to the first shim with the guide disposed in the passage between a disengaged position and an engaged position; the first and second portions of the male-female connector being disengaged in the disengaged position, and being engaged in the engaged position so as to couple together the first and second shims; wherein in the engaged position: the guide of the first shim is received in the passage of the second shim; the guide of the first shim and the passage of the second shim are vertically offset from the first and second portions of the male-female connector.