Patent ID: 9402658
Filing Date: 2016-08-02
CPC Classification: A61B

Claim Text:
1. An interspinous implant for implantation between a first dorsal spine and an adjacent second dorsal spine, each of the first and second dorsal spines having an upper edge, a lower edge, a left lateral face, and a right lateral face, the implant comprising: a body sized to fit between the lower edge of the first dorsal spine and the upper edge of the second dorsal spine, the body having a left side, a right side, an upper side, and a lower side, a front side, a rear side, the body comprising an upper wing extending from the right side of the body above the upper side of the body configured to contact the right lateral face of the first dorsal spine; a lower wing extending from the right side of the body below the lower side of the body configured to contact the right lateral face of the second dorsal spine; and a channel opening along the right side and extending from a slot along the front side to a slot along the rear side, the channel having an upper branch extending to an opening on the upper surface and a lower branch extending to an opening on the lower surface; and a retainer comprising a first wing having a first contact face configured for contact with the left lateral face of the first dorsal spine; a second wing having a second contact face configured for contact with the left lateral face of the second dorsal spine; and a hinge configured to allow the retainer to be arranged in a closed configuration outside the channel with first wing disposed proximate to the second wing with the first contact face facing the second contact face, and to be arranged in the channel in an open configuration with first wing extending from the upper branch opening and the second wing extending from the lower branch opening, with the first contact face positioned in contact with the left lateral face of the first dorsal spine and the second contact face positioned in contact with the left lateral face of the second dorsal spine.