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Surgical implant with guiding rail

  • US 9,867,713 B2
  • Filed: 09/15/2016
  • Issued: 01/16/2018
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/30/2010
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A prosthetic intervertebral spacer comprising:

  • a body having front and rear ends, anterior and posterior sides each extending from the front end to the rear end, and top and bottom surfaces each extending from the front end to the rear end and from the anterior side to the posterior side, the body having a width defined as a distance from the anterior side to the posterior side, and a length defined as a distance from the front end to the rear end, wherein the width is smaller than the length; and

    an interface for engaging a tool, the interface extending rearwardly from at least a rear-facing surface at the rear end of the body along an arcuate path, wherein a cross-section of the interface in a plane extending between the top and bottom surfaces is defined by a neck portion extending from the rear-facing surface at the rear end of the body and a lip portion extending from the neck portion, the lip portion being wider than the neck portion in a direction extending between the top and bottom surfaces.

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