Patent ID: 8221464

Claim:
An intervertebral implant comprising: a spacer; a braid for fixing said spacer between the spinous processes of two adjacent vertebrae; and a clamping device for clamping said braid; wherein said clamping device comprises: a fixed first part constituted by a portion of said spacer and defining two distinct first clamping surfaces for clamping said braid; a mobile assembly that is mobile relative to said spacer, defining two distinct second clamping surfaces for clamping said braid; and displacement means for moving said mobile assembly relative to said fixed part, said displacement means being configured to move said mobile assembly between a first position in which said first and second clamping surfaces face each other but are apart to define two free passages for two distinct portions of the braid, and a second position in which said first and second clamping surfaces are moved towards each other to clamp said two braid portions, said displacement means being further adapted to hold said mobile assembly in its clamping, second position, wherein two braid guiding passages are provided through said first part, said mobile assembly, or both, and wherein said two braid guiding passages are connected to said two free passages and adapted to receive said two braid portions.