Patent ID: 9456854
Filing Date: 2016-10-04
CPC Classification: A61B

Claim Text:
1. A spinous process clamp apparatus configured for attachment to first and second longitudinal rods positioned on opposite sides of a spinous process member, the apparatus comprising: a primary block including a primary clamp plate and a primary rod channel, the primary rod channel shaped for receiving the first longitudinal rod against the primary clamp plate; a secondary block opposite the primary block, the secondary block including a secondary clamp plate and a secondary rod channel, the secondary rod channel shaped for receiving the second longitudinal rod against the secondary clamp plate; a clamp post protruding from the primary block, the secondary block movable along the clamp post; a primary rod fastener disposed on the primary block configured to secure the primary block at a desired location on the first longitudinal rod; a secondary rod fastener disposed on the secondary block configured to secure the secondary block at a desired location on the second longitudinal rod; a clamp post socket defined on the secondary block, wherein the clamp post extends from the primary block toward the secondary block and is received in the clamp post socket; a clamp post fastener disposed on the secondary block, the clamp post fastener configured to secure the secondary block to the clamp post; and wherein the primary and secondary clamp plates are configured to apply compressive forces against opposite sides of the spinous process member when the spinous process member is positioned between the primary and secondary clamp plates, wherein the primary rod channel is defined in a side of the primary clamp plate facing away from the secondary block, the primary rod channel extending entirely through the primary block along a longitudinal axis of the primary block, and the secondary rod channel is defined in a side of the secondary clamp plate facing away from the primary block, the secondary rod channel extending entirely through the secondary block along a longitudinal axis of the secondary block.