Patent ID: 9398926
Filing Date: 2016-07-26
CPC Classification: A61B,A61F

Claim Text:
1. An apparatus comprising: a supporting member defining an upper surface and a lower surface, the upper and lower surfaces being of a shape and dimension to support spinous processes of two adjacent vertebrae of a vertebral column; a left side member having a proximal end and a distal end, the proximal end of the left side member being connected to a left side of the supporting member, a right side member having a proximal end and a distal end, the proximal end of the right side member being connected to a right side of the supporting member, wherein the left side member and the right side member are configured such that the distal end of the left side member and the distal end of the right side member can be fastened to each other when the apparatus is implanted between two adjacent spinous processes.