Patent ID: 8979899
Filing Date: 2015-03-17
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. A distance-keeping inter-process implant comprising: an implant body comprising a first side extending along a length of the implant body, a second side opposite the first side, a posterior region, and an anterior region opposite the posterior region, the posterior region and the anterior region separated by the length of the implant body; a first resistance protrusion rigidly extending in a first direction from the first side of the implant body in the posterior region of the implant body, the first resistance protrusion including a first aperture having a central axis corresponding to the first direction, and the first aperture being adapted to receive a tensioning band; a second resistance protrusion rigidly extending in a second direction opposite to the first direction from the second side of the implant body in the posterior region of the implant body, the second resistance protrusion including a second aperture having a central axis corresponding to the second direction, and the second aperture being adapted to receive a tensioning band; a first wing extending from the first side of the implant body in the anterior region of the implant body, the first wing connected to the implant body by an articulated joint, the articulated joint permitting the first wing to rotate toward a second wing, and the first wing including an end distal to the articulated joint, the end extending from the implant body in a direction away from the posterior region; wherein the second wing extends from the second side of the implant body in the anterior region of the implant body, the second wing connected to the implant body by an articulated joint, the articulated joint permitting the second wing to rotate toward the first wing, and the second wing including an end distal to the articulated joint, the end extending from the implant body in a direction away from the posterior region, and wherein each of the first and second wings comprise an aperture adapted to receive a tensioning band associated with the distance-keeping inter-process implant.