Intervertebral space shape conforming cage device

A shape conforming implant device for positioning in an intervertebral space, said device comprising:

• first and second cupping elements, each of said cupping elements having concave inner surfaces, said concave inner surfaces facing one another thereby defining an interior volume therebetween, said cupping elements being coupled together by a hinge at a first end thereof, and defining an opening at a second end thereof, said interior volume having first and second regions thereof which correspond to said first and second ends of said cupping elements;
• said concave inner surfaces further being tapered such that the interior volume has an axial taper such that one of the first and second regions of said interior volume is greater than the other of the first and second regions of said interior volume;
• a threaded shaft disposed between said first and second cupping elements;
• a nut, disposed on said threaded shaft, said nut having a radial dimension which places it in contact with said inner surfaces such that rotation of the threaded shaft causes the translation of the nut within the axially tapered interior volume, such translation along the tapered inner surfaces causing the first and second cupping elements to swing about said hinge and spread such that the device is conformable to the shape of the intervertebral space;
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• a retaining ring, disposed within said opening at said second end, through which the threaded shaft is disposed, and by which the threaded shaft is retained within the interior volume.