Patent ID: 8343223

Claim:
A spinal implant comprising: an interbody spacer configured for retention in a spinal disc cavity between a first vertebra and a second vertebra, the interbody spacer having a first pair of spaced apart flanges and a second pair of spaced apart flanges; a first pin extending between the first pair of flanges; a second pin extending between the second pair of flanges; a spine plate comprising: a first spine plate portion having a first bone screw bore and a second bone screw bore to allow attachment of the first spine plate portion to the first vertebra via respective first and second bone screws, the first spine plate portion slidably coupled to the first pin and the second pin to allow translational movement of the first spine plate portion relative to the interbody spacer, and a second spine plate portion having a third bone screw bore and a fourth bone screw bore to allow attachment of the second spine plate portion to the second vertebra via respective third and fourth bone screws, the second spine plate portion slidably coupled to the first pin and the second pin to allow translational movement of the second spine plate portion relative to the interbody spacer; and wherein the spine plate is retained by the interbody spacer.