| abstract |
A vertebral defect device (10) includes a housing having a convexly tapered distal end (l0a), a convexly tapered proximal end (10b), a top (10d), a bottom (10c), an anterior side (10e), a posterior side (10f) and an outer surface (12) having generally rounded edges thereby facilitating insertion into an intervertebral space between a pair of adjacent vertebrae. The length of the housing as measured from the distal end (10a) to the proximal end (10b) is greater than the width of the housing as measured between the anterior and posterior sides (10e, 10f) and is greater than the height of the housing as measured between the top and bottom (10d, 10c). |