INTERBODY IMPLANT
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1. A spinal interbody implant for use with an insertion tool having a longitudinal axis, the implant comprising;
- a first member including an attachment portion configured to releasably fix the first member to the insertion tool, the first member further including a connection portion; and
a second member including a guide portion configured for sliding engagement with the insertion tool for movement along the longitudinal axis relative to the insertion tool, the second member including a connection portion configured to engage the connection portion of the first member as the second member slides along the insertion tool relative to the first member.
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Abstract
An interbody implant (20) includes first and second members (22, 24) that are configured to allow the members (22, 24) to be inserted into a disc space separately and then connected together in the disc space to form the interbody implant (20). This allows for a larger interbody implant (20) because the combined size of the members (22, 24) can exceed the size of an access opening into the disc space, with each of the members (22, 24) being sized to pass separately through the access opening before being connected together in the disc space.
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26 Claims
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1. A spinal interbody implant for use with an insertion tool having a longitudinal axis, the implant comprising;
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a first member including an attachment portion configured to releasably fix the first member to the insertion tool, the first member further including a connection portion; and a second member including a guide portion configured for sliding engagement with the insertion tool for movement along the longitudinal axis relative to the insertion tool, the second member including a connection portion configured to engage the connection portion of the first member as the second member slides along the insertion tool relative to the first member. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A spinal interbody implant comprising;
first and second members each having a connection portion located between a pair of oppositely facing vertebra contact surfaces, the connection portions of the first and second members configured to engage and disengage from each other in response to relative motion between the first and second members along a longitudinal axis. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A method for inserting an interbody implant through an access opening into a disc space;
- the method comprising the steps of;
inserting a first member into the disc space through the access opening; inserting a second member into the disc space through the access opening; and connecting the first and second members to each other in the disc space to form an interbody insert. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
- the method comprising the steps of;
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