Patent ID: 8216276
Filing Date: 2012-07-10
Classification: A61B,A61F

Abstract:
1. A spinal implant comprising: a first arm assembly comprising first and second arms and a first intermediate section disposed between and connecting the first and second arms; the first and second arms extending in generally opposite directions and the first intermediate section disposed generally transverse to the first and second arms; a second arm assembly comprising third and fourth arms and a second intermediate section disposed between and connecting the third and fourth arms; the third and fourth arms extending in generally opposite directions and the second intermediate section disposed generally transverse to the third and fourth arms; the implant movable from a first insertion configuration to a second deployed configuration by pivoting the second arm assembly relative to the first arm assembly about a pivot axis so that the first and second intermediate sections rotate relative to each other; wherein, in the first configuration: wherein, in the second configuration: