ARTICULATING SPACER

摘要

Spinal implants are disclosed. One spinal implant includes a support body, an articulating element, a blocking member and a motion limiting member. The support body includes a superior end surface and a lower end surface having teeth. In between the superior end surface and the lower end surface is a recess formed in a sidewall of the support body for receiving the articulating element. The blocking member can be received in the recess to prevent inadvertent back-out of the articulating element from within the recess. The articulating element can articulate in one or more directions, thereby allowing articulation of the spinal implant into a desired position within a disc space.

主权项

1. A surgical system comprising:
an implant comprising:
a support body, wherein the support body comprises a proximal end portion, a distal end portion, a first side surface that extends between the proximal end portion and the distal end portion, and a second side surface that extends between the proximal end portion and the distal end portion, wherein the first side surface is convexly curved and the second side surface is concavely curved;a recess formed in the concavely curved second side surface; andan articulating element received in the recess, wherein the articulating element comprises an aperture for receiving a portion of a delivery instrument therein; and a delivery instrument connectable to the articulating element via the aperture formed in the articulating element.