Patent ID: 8038698
Filing Date: 2011-10-18
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. A spinal implant apparatus, comprising: a proximal portion configured to be deformed from a first configuration to a second configuration to cause deformation of the proximal portion; a distal portion configured to be deformed from a first configuration to a second configuration to cause deformation of the distal portion; a non-expanding central portion disposed between the proximal portion and the distal portion, the non-expanding central portion configured to engage adjacent spinous processes; wherein the distal portion comprises a distal section disposed distally from the central portion and a deformable intermediate section disposed between the distal section and the central portion; wherein the distal portion, the central portion, and the proximal portion are disposed sequentially along a longitudinal axis such that the longitudinal axis extends therethrough when the distal portion and the proximal portion are in their first configurations; wherein the distal section is disposed along the longitudinal axis such that the longitudinal axis extends therethrough when the distal portion is in both its first and second configurations.