An intervertebral implant for implantation between two adjacent vertebral bodies, the implant comprising: a plurality of bone fixation elements each including a head and a shaft, the shaft having a thread for engaging one of the adjacent vertebra; a three dimensional body having a left side surface, a right side surface, a front surface, a back surface, an upper side and an underside, the upper side and the underside being sized and configured to contact the one of the two adjacent vertebral bodies, respectively, the three dimensional body further including at least one partial borehole in communication with the front surface and the upper side of the body and at least one partial borehole in communication with the front surface and the underside of the body; a plate having an upper surface and a lower surface, the plate contacting the front surface of the three dimensional body, the plate including a plurality of boreholes, at least one of the plurality of boreholes formed in the plate aligning with the at least one partial borehole in communication with the upper side of the body and at least one of the plurality of boreholes formed in the plate aligning with the at least one partial borehole in communication with the underside of the body when the three dimensional body is coupled to the plate so that one of the plurality of bone fixation elements is insertable through one of the plurality of boreholes formed in the plate, through one of the plurality of partial borehole formed in the three dimensional body and into one of the adjacent vertebral bodies, respectively, wherein the three dimensional body further includes a first height as defined by the upper side and the underside and the plate includes a second height as defined by the upper and lower surfaces of the plate, the first height being substantially equal to the second height so that the three dimensional body and the plate are contained between the adjacent vertebral bodies when the implant is inserted between the adjacent vertebral bodies; wherein the plate is made from a biocompatible metallic material and the three dimensional body is made from a biocompatible non-metallic material. view more

The intervertebral implant of claim 1, further comprising: a securing mechanism operatively engaging the plate, the securing mechanism at least partially covering each of the plurality of boreholes formed in the plate to inhibit the bone fixation elements from falling out. view more

An intervertebral implant for insertion between an upper vertebra having an upper endplate and a lower vertebra having a lower endplate, the implant comprising: a body having a first lateral side surface, a second lateral side surface, a posterior face, an anterior face, an upper surface and a lower surface, the upper and lower surfaces being sized and configured to contact the upper and lower endplates, respectively, of the upper and lower vertebrae, the upper surface defining an upper plane and the lower surface defining a lower plane; a plate operatively coupled to the body, the plate having a plate top surface located generally on the upper plane and a plate lower surface located generally on the lower plane when the plate is coupled to the body so that the body has a first height extending between the upper surface and the lower surface and the plate has a second height extending between the plate top surface and the plate lower surface, the second height being generally equal to the first height, first and second boreholes passing through the plate, the first and second boreholes positioned between the upper and lower planes; and first and second bone screws each having a head and a shank, the first bone screw being sized and configured to extend through the first borehole and into the upper endplate, the second bone screw being sized and configured to extend through the second borehole and into the lower endplate to anchor the intervertebral implant to the upper and lower vertebrae and the heads of the first and second bone screws positioned between the upper and lower planes. view more

The implant of claim 10, wherein the plate is made from a biocompatible metal and the body is made from a biocompatible plastic.

An intervertebral implant for insertion into an intervertebral disc space between endplates of adjacent vertebral bodies, the implant comprising: a three-dimensional body having an upper side and an underside provided with teeth, the upper side and underside suitable for abutting the end plates of the adjacent vertebral bodies, the upper side defining an upper plane and the underside defining an underside plane, a left side surface and a right side surface, a front surface including first and second partial boreholes, a rear surface, a horizontal middle plane between the upper side and the underside, and a vertical middle plane extending from the front surface to the rear surface; a front plate mounted to the front surface of the three-dimensional body, the front plate including a first borehole and a second borehole having openings, the first borehole and the second borehole each being aligned with a respective first and second partial borehole; first and second fixation elements being anchorable within the first and second boreholes and the first and second partial boreholes, respectively, the first and second fixation elements having first and second heads and first and second shafts, respectively, the first and second heads and the first and second boreholes and partial boreholes positioned substantially between the upper and underside planes in an assembled configuration, the first and second shafts being positioned substantially on an opposite side of the upper and underside planes, respectively, in the assembled configuration; and a securing plate fastened substantially parallel to the front plate in such a manner that the first and second boreholes of the front plate and the first and second heads are covered at least partly by the securing plate. view more

The intervertebral implant according to claim 1, wherein the securing plate is fastened parallel to the front plate, by at least one of a screw connection, a bayonet catch or a click catch.

The intervertebral implant according to claim 1, wherein the first and second boreholes of the front plate diverge when viewed from the front surface.

An intervertebral implant for insertion into an intervertebral disc space between endplates of first and second vertebral bodies, the implant comprising: a body portion including a left side surface, a right side surface, a front surface having first and second partial boreholes, a rear surface, an upper side having teeth suitable for abutting the end plate of the first vertebral body, the upper side defining an upper plane, an underside having teeth suitable for abutting the end plate of the second adjacent vertebral body, the underside defining an underside plane; a front plate operatively coupled to the front surface of the body, the front plate including a first borehole and a second borehole having respective openings, the first and second boreholes being aligned with the first and second partial boreholes, respectively; first and second fixation elements being anchorable within the first and second boreholes and partial boreholes, respectively, the first and second fixation elements having first and second heads and first and second shafts, respectively, the first and second heads and the first and second boreholes and partial boreholes positioned substantially between the upper and underside planes in an assembled configuration, the first and second shafts being positioned substantially on an opposite side of the upper and underside planes, respectively, in the assembled configuration; the implant further comprising a securing plate operatively connectable to the front plate in such a manner that the first and second boreholes of the front plate and the first and second heads are covered at least partly by the securing plate. view more