Patent ID: 8623024
Filing Date: 2014-01-07
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. A surgical instrument system for implanting an interspinous process spacing device, comprising a first arm having a proximal end, an elongated central portion, and a distal end, wherein the distal end has an interspinous process spacing device engagement element for posteriorly engaging a first attachment side of the interspinous process spacing device having a spacer tray extending inwardly therefrom, a second arm having a proximal end, an elongated central portion, and a distal end, wherein the distal end has an interspinous process spacing device engagement element for posteriorly engaging a second attachment side of the interspinous process spacing device having a spacer tray slot therein for receiving the spacer tray, and a bar attached to the proximal end of one of the first arm and the second arm, and engageable to the proximal end of the other of the first arm and the second arm, wherein the bar comprises one or more indicators of predetermined length corresponding to a space between the engaged first and second attachment sides of the interspinous process spacing device.