Patent ID: 7270682

Claim:
An intervertebral implant, specifically an artificial intervertebral disk, for implantation between adjacent vertebral bodies, each of said vertebral bodies having an endplate, the implant comprising a central axis and A) an upper plate-shaped section, suitable for contacting said endplate of said vertebral body lying above, wherein the upper plate-shaped section is provided with one ventral side surface, one dorsal side surface, two lateral side surfaces, an upper surface and a lower surface; B) a lower plate-shaped section suitable for contacting said endplate of said vertebral body lying below, wherein the lower plate-shaped section is provided with one ventral side surface, one dorsal side surface, two lateral side surfaces, an upper surface and a lower surface, C) a central plate-shaped section arranged between the upper plate-shaped section and the lower plate-shaped section, wherein the central plate-shaped section is provided with a ventral side surface, a dorsal side surface, two lateral side surfaces, a lower surface facing the lower plate-shaped section and an upper surface facing the upper plate-shaped section; D) a first circular-cylindrical rod located between the upper plate-shaped section and the central plate-shaped section, the first circular-cylindrical rod being arranged in an anterior posterior orientation; and E) a second circular-cylindrical rod located between the lower plate-shaped section and the central plate-shaped section, the second circular-cylindrical rod being arranged in a medio-lateral orientation.