Patent ID: 9439689
Filing Date: 2016-09-13
CPC Classification: A61B,A61F

Claim Text:
1. A modular interspinous fixation system comprising: a first plate; a second plate; and a coupling for coupling said first plate to said second plate, said coupling comprising a cross bar; said coupling being adapted to a suitable or desired shape corresponding to at least one anatomized or pathological characteristic comprising at least one of a size or a width of an interspinous space; said second plate having a second plate aperture adapted to receive said coupling, said coupling passing through said second plate aperture when said first and second plates are secured together; said first plate and second plate each having at least one anti-movement projection that engage a first spinous process and a second spinous process, respectively, to facilitate maintaining said first and second plates in a secure engagement with said first spinous process and said second spinous process when said coupling secures said first plate and said second plate together; said coupling being adapted to be received on or has been situated on said cross bar and said coupling extending into said second plate aperture when said first plate and said second plate are secured together with said cross bar; wherein said coupling comprises a member having at least one of a size or shape that can be adjusted.