Intervertebral implant and method of use

An intervertebral implant for positioning between a first vertebra and a second vertebra successive to the first vertebra, the intervertebral implant comprising:

• a singular spacer body comprising;
• a superior surface configured to contact an inferior endplate of the first vertebra,
• an inferior surface configured to contact a superior endplate of the second vertebra,
• an anterior wall,
• a posterior wall,
• a first lateral wall extending between the posterior wall and the anterior wall,
• a second lateral wall extending between the posterior wall and the anterior wall, and
• an interior graft window defined by the anterior wall, the posterior wall, the first lateral wall and the second lateral wall, the interior graft window comprising;
• a graft aperture open to either the superior surface, the inferior surface or both the superior surface and the inferior surface;
• a first split-guide in the anterior wall, the first split-guide comprising:
• a first ramped channel extending from the anterior surface to the superior surface within the first lateral wall;
• and
• a second ramped channel extending from the anterior surface to the inferior surface within the same first lateral wall.

An intervertebral implant comprising:

• a bone fixation member comprising:
• a cap with an anterior and posterior surface;
• a capture feature on the cap;
• a first retention tang and a second retention tang each retention tang having a first end, a lengthwise body and a second end opposite the first end and forming a split-fork configuration relative to each other;
• wherein the first retention tang and second retention tang protrude from the posterior face of the cap, each retention tang in a plane parallel to the other retention tang.

A spinal cage fixation plate comprising:

• an anterior surface;
• a stepped posterior surface spaced from the anterior surface along a medial-lateral direction;
• a superior surface;
• and an inferior surface spaced from the superior surface along a medial-lateral direction;
• a first fixation aperture extending from the anterior surface through the posterior surface, configured to receive the shank of a fixation mechanism;
• and
• a concentric secondary aperture on the anterior surface, coaxially aligned with the first fixation aperture, configured to receive the head of the fixation mechanism,
• wherein the first fixation aperture and secondary aperture are centrally located in the medial-lateral and superior-inferior dimensions of the fixation plate,
• wherein an overall medial-lateral dimension of the plate is greater than a superior-inferior dimension of the plate, and
• wherein the stepped posterior surface comprises a recessed medial stepped portion, a recessed lateral stepped portion and a posteriorly protruding central portion.