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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 02, 2014
Filed:
Apr. 05, 2012
Daniel A. Carlson, St. Louis Park, MN (US);
Hugh D. Hestad, Edina, MN (US);
Jack A. Dant, St. Paul, MN (US);
Reginald J. Davis, Cockeysville, MD (US);
Daniel A. Carlson, St. Louis Park, MN (US);
Hugh D. Hestad, Edina, MN (US);
Jack A. Dant, St. Paul, MN (US);
Reginald J. Davis, Cockeysville, MD (US);
Zimmer Spine, Inc., Minneapolis, MN (US);
Abstract
An intervertebral or spinal implant having a spacer, a cage, and a locking mechanism, where the locking mechanism may be configured to facilitate a connection between the spacer and the cage. In some cases, the spacer may include a distal end wall, a proximal end wall, a first lateral wall, and a second lateral wall, where the locking mechanism may be situated at the proximal end wall adjacent a receiving opening in the proximal end wall. The implant may have one or more spikes extending from a top and/or a bottom of the spacer to facilitate stabilizing the implant between vertebrae after insertion of the implant in the spinal column.