A milling block for use in a vertebral body milling device

摘要

A milling block (111) for use in a vertebral body milling device for creating a contoured disc space between adjacent vertebral bodies of a spine, has a front face (113) for placement against the adjacent vertebral bodies. A slot (121) is formed in a direction substantially perpendicular to the front face so that an anchoring pin (125) can be received in the slot. The vertical length of the slot is greater than the diameter of the proximal portion (126) of the anchoring pin.