Patent ID: 7166130

Claim:
A prosthetic disc replacement device for use between vertebrae in the spine, comprising: a first plate containing a first through slot and a first pivot pin spanning said first slot; a second plate, spaced apart from said first plate, containing a second through slot and a second pivot pin spanning said second slot; a first fixation component coupled to said first plate for rotation about said first pivot pin from an unactuated position within the interior of said device to an actuated position exterior to said device; a second fixation component coupled to said second plate for rotation about said second pivot pin from an unactuated position within the interior of said device to an actuated position exterior to said device; and an actuation member, capable of insertion between said first and second plates of said device to shift said first and second fixation components through said first and second through slots to the exterior of said device to affix said device between the vertebrae.