Patent ID: 8690950

Claim:
A vertebral body replacement device comprising: a hollow, cylindrical body member having an outer wall with at least one tool port defined therein and an end receptacle extending in a first direction along a longitudinal axis of the body member; a modular end member which slidingly engages the end receptacle, a first end of the modular end member facing away from the body member and having a circular projection extending therefrom, the circular projection encompassing the longitudinal axis and having an annular groove defined therein; a footplate having an annular inner wall which defines a central opening extending through the footplate, an annular slot defined in the inner wall of the footplate and opposing the annular groove when the footplate is positioned on the circular projection of the modular end member; and a snap ring disposed in an aperture defined by the annular groove and the annular slot opposing each other, the snap ring detachably coupling the footplate to the end member.