Patent ID: 8617245

Claim:
An intervertebral implant configured to be fixed in an intervertebral space defined by a first vertebral body and a second vertebral body, the intervertebral implant comprising: an implant body sized to be inserted into an intervertebral space; and a fixation assembly configured to be supported by the implant body, the fixation assembly including: a housing defining a first vertebral body facing surface and a second vertebral body facing surface spaced from the first vertebral body facing surface along a transverse direction, and a proximal end and an opposed distal end that is spaced from the proximal end along a longitudinal direction angularly offset with respect to the transverse direction; at least one fixation member elongate along a central axis, wherein the at least one fixation member supported by the housing and movable from a retracted position along a direction having a longitudinal directional component to an extended position, whereby in the extended position the at least one fixation member extends out from at least one of the vertebral body facing surfaces of the implant body; and an actuator supported by the housing and configured to translate along the longitudinal direction so as to iterate the fixation member from the retracted position to the extended position, wherein the at least one fixation member is coupled to the actuator, the at least one fixation member being configured to rotate about the central axis as the actuator translates along the longitudinal direction.