| abstract |
Devices and methods for blocking and/or retaining a prosthetic spinal implant member in an intervertebral disc space are provided. In a first aspect of the invention the device comprises a first blocking member having an anchoring end and a blocking end. The anchoring end is anchored to a vertebra, and the blocking end is connected to a prosthetic spinal implant to keep the implant from being expelled from an intervertebral disc space. In a second embodiment the device further includes a second blocking member having an anchoring end and a blocking end. The anchoring end of the second blocking member is anchored to a vertebra, and the blocking end of the second blocking member is positioned to keep the prosthetic spinal implant from being expelled from an intervertebral disc space. Methods for anchoring a spinal implant are also provided. |