Spinal disk implantation kit

A spinal disk implantation kit, comprising:

• a spinal disk implant shaped and dimensioned to fit between two vertebrae of the human body after an intervertebral disk is removed;
• and
• an implant delivery tool comprising a base, a pair of spaced apart arms extending from the base to hold the implant therebetween, and a breakable release band connected to the arms for holding the implant to the delivery tool;
• whereby, after the implant is delivered between the vertebrae and in response to withdrawal of the delivery tool from the vertebrae, said breakable release band breaks to release the implant from the delivery tool.

A spinal disk implantation kit, comprising:

• a spinal disk implant shaped and dimensioned to fit between two vertebrae of the human body after an intervertebral disk is removed, said implant comprising a solid body having:
• four faces arranged to define a right-rectangular body, including two opposed side faces and two opposed transverse faces, at least one of the transverse faces having a central region with three-dimensional features thereon and an anterior platform region lying along an anterior margin of the transverse face,
• a convexly curved anterior face defining a first end of the right-rectangular body, and
• a posterior face defining a second end of the right-rectangular body;
• and
• an implant delivery tool comprising means for holding the implant in compression and then controllably releasing the implant.