Patent ID: 8343190
Filing Date: 2013-01-01
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. A plating system for stabilizing a first spinous process and a second spinous process, each of said spinous processes having a first side and a second side, said plating system comprising: a first plate including a first surface for contacting said first sides of said first and second spinous processes, a second surface opposite said first surface, a first end portion, a second end portion, and a generally elongated body portion extending between said first and second end portions, wherein said elongated body portion contains a first central aperture and a recess therein; a locking element positioned within said recess of the first central aperture, wherein said locking element comprises a generally circular canted spring coil member having outer and inner circumferences and an aperture bounded by the inner circumference, said aperture dimensioned to receive said elongated connector; a second plate including a first surface for contacting second sides of said first and second spinous processes, a second surface opposite said first surface, a first end portion, a second end portion, and a generally elongated body portion having a second central aperture extending between said first and second end portions; and an elongated connector element extending through said first and second central apertures, said connector element reversibly coupled to at least one of said first and second plates, wherein said elongated connector element includes a plurality of non-threaded ridges and an elongated recess extending substantially the length of said connector element.