Patent ID: 8568483

Claim:
An intervertebral implant configured to be mounted between a superior vertebra and an inferior vertebra, the implant comprising: an endplate defining a front end, a rear end, an outer surface that is configured to engage a vertebra, the endplate further including an inner surface opposite to the outer surface, the endplate further defining a cutout that extends into the inner surface; an inlay defining a proximal end, a distal end, an engagement surface, and an exposed surface, wherein the engagement surface slides along the inner surface of the endplate such that the distal end moves toward the rear end to couple the inlay to the endplate, the inlay further including a resilient member, the resilient member configured to be received in the cutout so as to couple the inlay to the endplate, and the proximal end does not extend over an entirety of the resilient member, thereby allowing visualization of at least a portion of the resilient member when the resilient member is received in the cutout; and an insert configured to be mounted to the inlay and having an articulating surface.