Patent ID: 7544208

Claim:
An adjustable corpectomy apparatus comprising: a first member comprising a first endplate and a shaft having circumferential grooves axially disposed about an external surface thereof; a second member comprising a cylindrical body for receiving said first member within an inner radial surface thereof and a second endplate adjacent said second member and having openings therethrough at spaced intervals therearound; a set of fingers extending in a longitudinal direction from a ring-like base on said second member and having internal surfaces and external surfaces, a proximal end, and a distal end and having a locking groove disposed about said external surfaces, wherein said internal surfaces of said set of fingers are disposed radially outwardly of said first member and are radially aligned with said external surface of said first member; and a non-threaded locking ring disposed externally of said set of fingers having an external surface and an internal surface wherein said internal surface resides about said locking groove.