Patent ID: 7998173
Filing Date: 2011-08-16
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. A device for use in the treatment of spinal stenosis, comprising: a first longitudinal leg having a first end and a second end, a second longitudinal leg having a first end and a second end, said first and second legs being held approximately parallel one to the other by a transverse member connecting said first leg to said second leg at a position proximate to said first end of each respective leg, and said second ends of each of said first and second legs comprising a stop, said stop having a conical shaped end cap capable of facilitating piercing of the intraspinous ligament of a subject, and at least one adjustable transverse member adjustably attached to each of said first and second legs at a position selected toward said respective second end of said first and second legs, adjustable transverse member being capable of being releasably secured at said selected position on said first and second legs, said transverse member and said at least one adjustable transverse member each having a first end, a second end, and a central portion connecting said first end to said second end, said central portion being curved in a caudal or cephalic direction along substantially the length of said central portion, said curve being away from the longitudinal axis of said transverse or adjustable transverse member so as to abut against and hold in position a respective spinous process of adjacent vertebrae.