Patent ID: 8562650
Filing Date: 2013-10-22
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. A spinal implant device comprising: a first plate includes first and second end sections, with an intermediate portion disposed therebetween and the first plate curvingly extending along a first curved longitudinal axis such that the first end, the second end and the intermediate portion of the first plate form an arcuate shape along a length of the first plate and having a first medial face configured to abut adjacent spinous processes and having biting projections thereon; a second plate includes first and second end sections, with an intermediate portion disposed therebetween and the second plate curvingly extending along a second curved longitudinal axis such that the first end, the second end and the intermediate portion of the second plate form an arcuate shape along a length of the second plate and having a second medial face configured to abut the adjacent spinous processes and having biting projections thereon; a frame extending along a third curved longitudinal axis and having a longitudinal slot therethrough; the first and second plates disposed through the slot such that the first and second axes are transverse to the third axis and the first and second medial faces face toward each other in spaced relation; a locking element engaging a proximal end of the frame and longitudinally moveable relative to the frame such that longitudinal displacement of the locking element toward a distal end of the frame narrows a distance between the first plate and the second plate.