Limited profile intervertebral implant with incorporated fastening and locking mechanism
First Claim
1. An intervertebral implant, comprising:
- a body comprising a superior surface and an inferior surface, wherein at least a portion of the superior surface is configured to contact an endplate of an upper adjacent vertebra during use, and wherein the inferior surface is configured to contact an endplate of a lower adjacent vertebra during use;
a first channel extending from an anterior end towards a posterior end of the body;
a first anchor channel, wherein a first end of the first anchor channel is coupled to the first channel adjacent the anterior end and a second end of the first anchor channel extends through a superior or inferior face of the body;
a first guide member positionable in the first channel, wherein the first guide member is movable from a first position, a first end of the first guide member extending from the anterior end of the body, to a second position, the first end of the first guide member substantially flush with the anterior end of the body, during use;
a first anchor coupled to the first end of the first guide member, wherein when the first guide member moves from the first position to the second position the first anchor is conveyed through the first anchor channel and is capable of coupling the body to the upper or lower adjacent vertebra during use; and
a first locking mechanism which inhibits, during use, the first guide member from moving from the second position to the first position upon activation of the first locking mechanism.
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Abstract
In some embodiments, an intervertebral implant may include a body including a superior and an inferior surface. The implant may include a first channel extending from an anterior end towards the posterior end of the body. The implant may include a first anchor channel. The implant may include a first guide member positionable in the first channel. The implant may include a first anchor. When the first guide member moves from a first position to a second position the first anchor may be conveyed through the first anchor channel and couple the body to an adjacent vertebra. In some embodiments, the implant may include a first locking mechanism which inhibits, during use, the first guide member from moving from the second position to the first position upon activation of the first locking mechanism.
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20 Claims
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1. An intervertebral implant, comprising:
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a body comprising a superior surface and an inferior surface, wherein at least a portion of the superior surface is configured to contact an endplate of an upper adjacent vertebra during use, and wherein the inferior surface is configured to contact an endplate of a lower adjacent vertebra during use; a first channel extending from an anterior end towards a posterior end of the body; a first anchor channel, wherein a first end of the first anchor channel is coupled to the first channel adjacent the anterior end and a second end of the first anchor channel extends through a superior or inferior face of the body; a first guide member positionable in the first channel, wherein the first guide member is movable from a first position, a first end of the first guide member extending from the anterior end of the body, to a second position, the first end of the first guide member substantially flush with the anterior end of the body, during use; a first anchor coupled to the first end of the first guide member, wherein when the first guide member moves from the first position to the second position the first anchor is conveyed through the first anchor channel and is capable of coupling the body to the upper or lower adjacent vertebra during use; and a first locking mechanism which inhibits, during use, the first guide member from moving from the second position to the first position upon activation of the first locking mechanism. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method of implanting an intervertebral implant within an intervertebral space between endplates of adjacent vertebra, comprising the steps:
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implanting an intervertebral implant between an upper adjacent vertebra and a lower adjacent vertebra, the intervertebral implant comprising; a body comprising a superior surface and an inferior surface, wherein at least a portion of the superior surface is configured to contact an endplate of an upper adjacent vertebra during use, and wherein the inferior surface is configured to contact an endplate of a lower adjacent vertebra during use; a first channel extending from an anterior end towards a posterior end of the body; a first anchor channel, wherein a first end of the first anchor channel is coupled to the first channel adjacent the anterior end and a second end of the first anchor channel extends through a superior or inferior face of the body; a first guide member positionable in the first channel, wherein the first guide member is movable from a first position, a first end of the first guide member extending from the anterior end of the body, to a second position, the first end of the first guide member substantially flush with the anterior end of the body, during use; a first anchor coupled to the first end of the first guide member, wherein when the first guide member moves from the first position to the second position the first anchor is conveyed through the first anchor channel and is capable of coupling the body to the upper or lower adjacent vertebra during use; and a locking mechanism which inhibits, during use, the first guide member from moving from the second position to the first position upon activation of the locking mechanism, wherein the intervertebral implant is implanted such that the superior surface of the body of the intervertebral implant contacts the endplate of the upper adjacent vertebra and the inferior surface of the body contacts the endplate of the lower adjacent vertebra; conveying the first guide member through the first channel from the first position, the first end of the first guide member extending from the anterior end of the body, to the second position, the first end of the first guide member substantially flush with the anterior end of the body, during use; conveying the first anchor through the first anchor channel when the first guide member moves from the first position to the second position, wherein the first end of the first anchor channel is coupled to the first channel adjacent the anterior end and a second end of the first anchor channel extends through the superior and/or the inferior face of the body; coupling the body to at least one of the adjacent vertebrae using the first anchor; and inhibiting the first guide member from moving from the second position to the first position upon activation of the locking mechanism. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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