Spinal Spacer
A spinal spacer assembly is provided. The spinal spacer assembly includes a spinal spacer having a wall configured to enclose a hollow interior, wherein the wall is further configured to have a top portion and a bottom portion. The top and bottom portions are configured to include a plurality of protrusions configured to protrude away from the top and bottom portions. The wall is further configured to have a variable degree curvature and include a plurality of grooves and an opening.
1 . A spinal spacer, comprising:
a continuous wall enclosing a hollow interior, formed from a first wall that is opposite a second wall and a third wall that is opposite a fourth wall, wherein the first wall includes a first radius of curvature and the second wall includes a second radius of curvature; and
a plurality of teeth are disposed on at least one surface of a top surface and a bottom surface of the continuous wall, wherein
a first portion of the teeth are parallel and aligned with one another,
a second portion of the teeth are parallel and aligned with one another and extend transverse to the first potion of the teeth, and
a third portion of the teeth are parallel and aligned with one another and extend transverse to both the first portion of the teeth and the second portion of the teeth.
2 . The spinal spacer of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of teeth extends transverse to the first wall and the second wall.
3 . The spinal spacer of claim 1 , wherein each of the first, second, and third portions of the teeth are evenly spaced apart.
4 . The spinal spacer of claim 1 , wherein the first portion is separated from the second portion by a spacing on each of the first and the second walls.
5 . The spinal spacer of claim 1 , wherein the first radius of curvature is less than the second radius of curvature.
6 . The spinal spacer of claim 1 , wherein a height of the third wall is greater than a height of the first, second, and fourth walls.
7 . The spinal space of claim 6 , wherein the height of the fourth wall is less than the height of both the first and second walls.
8 . The spinal spacer of claim 1 , wherein a height of the first wall and a height of the second wall are both greater than a height of the third wall and a height of the fourth wall.
9 . The spinal spacer of claim 1 , wherein a thickness of the fourth wall is greater than a thickness of the first, second, and third walls.
10 . The spinal spacer of claim 1 , wherein a thickness of the first, second, and third walls are substantially the same thickness.
11 . The spinal spacer of claim 1 , wherein the fourth wall includes a threaded opening configured to receive a fastener.
12 . The spinal spacer of claim 11 , wherein the threaded opening extends from an outer surface of the fourth wall to a hollow interior formed by the continuous wall.
13 . The spinal spacer of claim 1 , wherein the fourth wall includes a pair of grooves configured to receive a tool for positioning the spinal spacer.
14 . The spinal spacer of claim 1 , wherein each of the first, second, third, and fourth walls comprises a plurality of substantially flat surfaces.
15 . The spinal spacer of claim 1 , wherein the protrusions are configured to have a cross-sectional shape of a right isosceles triangle.
16 . The spinal spacer of claim 1 , wherein the teeth of the first, second, and third portions of the plurality of teeth are configured to be evenly spaced apart.