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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 15, 2016
Filed:
Jun. 12, 2012
Lutz Biedermann, VS-Villingen, DE;
Wilfried Matthis, Weisweil, DE;
Othmar Schwarzenbach, Steffisburg, CH;
Lutz Biedermann, VS-Villingen, DE;
Wilfried Matthis, Weisweil, DE;
Othmar Schwarzenbach, Steffisburg, CH;
Biedermann Technologies GmbH & Co. KG, Donaueschingen, DE;
Abstract
An intervertebral implant includes a first surface configured to engage a first vertebral body, a second surface configured to engage a second vertebral body, a side wall connecting the first surface and the second surface to define a hollow space of the implant, and a rotatable insert configured to be positioned in the space, wherein an elongate opening extends through the side wall into the space, and wherein the insert comprises a spring portion configured to hold the insert in the space by frictional engagement with the side wall and an engagement portion configured to engage with a tool through the opening when the insert is positioned in the space.