IMPLANT DE TYPE CAGE INTERSOMATIQUE, ET INSTRUMENTATION ET PROCEDE POUR SA POSE

摘要

An interbody cavity type implant (10) for insertion into a hole provided in a region separating two adjacent vertebral bodies. The implant includes an elongate rigid body and has a generally non-circular cross-section. Said implant is designed to be inserted into a generally cylindrical hole and its front end comprises a plurality of sharp ridges (16a) forming gouges which, by impaction, can shape the hole according to the cross-section of the implant. Instrumentation for positioning the implant is also disclosed.