Patent ID: 8092459
Filing Date: 2012-01-10
Classification: A61B,A61F

Abstract:
1. A method of inserting an implant in an interspinous space between adjacent spinous processes, the method comprising: advancing a most distal end of a guide member through a first incision in a patient's body and advancing the most distal end of the guide member through the interspinous space, wherein advancing the guide member forms a curved path from the first incision to the interspinous space; advancing an implant, which is attached at a proximal end of the guide member, through the first incision in the patient's body such that the implant is advanced along the curved path defined by the guide member until at least a portion of the implant is positioned in the interspinous space; removing the guide member from the patient's body through a second incision spaced away from the first incision while the portion of the implant remains positioned in the interspinous space.