Patent ID: 9504583
Filing Date: 2016-11-29
CPC Classification: A61B,A61F

Claim Text:
1. A device for treating spinal disorders by inhibiting movement at a facet joint, the device comprising: an implant having a first face and a second face, and an aperture extending from the first face to the second face, wherein the implant is dimensioned to fit substantially within a joint capsule of the facet joint and wherein an entire periphery of the implant has a thickness that is greater than a thickness measured from the first face to the second face of a central region of the implant; a fastener in operation extending through the aperture of the implant and configured to maintain the first face in a fixed position relative to an adjacent articular surface of a first facet, and to maintain the second face in a fixed position relative to an adjacent articular surface of a second facet, the fastener with at least one enlarged structure adapted to abut a non-articular surface of the first or second facet for providing a compressive force between the implant and the facets.