Patent ID: 11944355
Assignee: FLOSPINE, LLC
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 0:
1. A method for implanting an implant in a space between a superior spinous process and a superior lamina, and an inferior spinous process and an inferior lamina of adjacent vertebrae of a spine, the method comprising:
with the implant in a retracted configuration, inserting the implant into the space such that a proximal superior surface of the implant engages the superior spinous process and a proximal inferior surface of the implant engages the inferior spinous process; and
urging the implant to move from the retracted configuration to a deployed configuration by urging a distal superior surface, distal to the proximal superior surface, and a distal inferior surface, distal to the proximal inferior surface, to move apart such that the distal superior surface engages the superior spinous process and/or the superior lamina and the distal inferior surface moves into engagement with the inferior lamina;
wherein a width of the implant along a medial-lateral direction remains constant as the implant moves from the retracted configuration to the deployed configuration.