Spinal implant
First Claim
1. A spinal implant for use in fusing together adjacent vertebrae of a spinal column comprising:
- first and second side surfaces extending substantially parallel to each other;
upper and lower surface means for engaging the adjacent vertebrae extending between said first and second side surfaces, said spinal implant having a first position between the adjacent vertebrae in which said first and second side surfaces face the adjacent vertebrae and a second position in which said upper and lower surface means engage the adjacent vertebrae and said first and second side surfaces extend from one of the adjacent vertebrae to another of the adjacent vertebrae;
first and second end portions; and
means for engaging a tool for rotation of said spinal implant from said first position in which said first and second side surfaces face the adjacent vertebrae to said second position in which said upper and lower surface means engage the adjacent vertebrae, said tool engaging means including first and second surface means on said first and second side surfaces, respectively, for engaging the tool, said first and second surface means including means for enabling rotation of said spinal implant from said first position to said second position.
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Abstract
A spinal implant for use in distracting and maintaining spinal disc height while promoting fusion of adjacent vertebrae of a spinal column includes first and second side surfaces extending substantially parallel to each other. Upper and lower surfaces for engaging the adjacent vertebrae extend between the first and second side surfaces and extend from a first end portion to a second end portion of the spinal implant. The spinal implant includes recesses located in the first and second side surfaces for receiving an instrument to rotate the spinal implant. A method of fusing together the adjacent vertebrae using the spinal implant includes removing at least a portion of the spinal disc between the adjacent vertebrae. The spinal implant is inserted between the adjacent vertebrae with the first and second parallel side surfaces facing the adjacent vertebrae. The spinal implant is rotated into a position in which the parallel side surfaces extend from one of the adjacent vertebrae to the other adjacent vertebrae and the upper and lower surfaces engage the adjacent vertebrae.
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21 Claims
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1. A spinal implant for use in fusing together adjacent vertebrae of a spinal column comprising:
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first and second side surfaces extending substantially parallel to each other; upper and lower surface means for engaging the adjacent vertebrae extending between said first and second side surfaces, said spinal implant having a first position between the adjacent vertebrae in which said first and second side surfaces face the adjacent vertebrae and a second position in which said upper and lower surface means engage the adjacent vertebrae and said first and second side surfaces extend from one of the adjacent vertebrae to another of the adjacent vertebrae; first and second end portions; and means for engaging a tool for rotation of said spinal implant from said first position in which said first and second side surfaces face the adjacent vertebrae to said second position in which said upper and lower surface means engage the adjacent vertebrae, said tool engaging means including first and second surface means on said first and second side surfaces, respectively, for engaging the tool, said first and second surface means including means for enabling rotation of said spinal implant from said first position to said second position. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A spinal implant for use in fusing together adjacent vertebrae of a spinal column comprising:
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first and second side surface means for extending from one of the adjacent vertebrae to the other of the adjacent vertebrae, said first and second side surface means being spaced apart a first distance; upper and lower surface means for engaging the adjacent vertebrae extending between said first and second side surface means, said upper and lower surface means being spaced apart a second distance greater than the first distance; and first and second end portions; said spinal implant having a first position between the adjacent vertebrae in which said first and second side surface means face the adjacent vertebrae and a second position in which said upper and lower surface means engage the adjacent vertebrae and said first and second side surface means extend from one of the adjacent vertebrae to another of the adjacent vertebrae, said spinal implant being rotatable about an axis extending through said first and second end portions from said first position in which said first and second side surface means face the adjacent vertebrae to said second position in which said upper and lower surface means engage the adjacent vertebrae and said first and second side surface means extend from one of the adjacent vertebrae to another of the adjacent vertebrae; and first and second tool engaging surface means located on said first and second side surface means, respectively, for engaging a tool for rotating said spinal implant, said first and second tool engaging means including means for enabling rotation of said spinal implant from said first position to said second position. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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