Nuvasive, Inc.

W Blake Rodgers

Benjamin Arnold

Matthew Curran

This invention relates generally to spine surgery and, in particular, to a surgical implant for separating adjacent spinal vertebrae.

Spinal surgical implant and related methods

An intervertebral implant consisting of multiple elements connected by a flexible member and a method of positioning said implant via an operative corridor having an axis oblique to the disc plane. The implant is advanced through the operative corridor by altering the orientation of the first element of the implant such that it is in general alignment with the disc space plane without altering the alignment of the second element of the implant. Upon insertion of the first element into the disc space, the orientation of the second element is altered to be in general alignment with the disc space and the second element is inserted into the disc space.

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Jefferson City, MO, United States of America

W Blake Rodgers