Patent ID: 9168073
Filing Date: 2015-10-27
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. An interspinous spacer assembly for insertion into an interspinous space between spinous processes of adjacent vertebral bodies, the assembly comprising: a spacer body sized and configured for insertion between adjacent spinous processes, the spacer body including a channel extending therethrough; a first lateral plate and a second lateral plate for coupling the spacer assembly to the spinous processes; and a locking mechanism extending through the channel in the spacer body and coupling the first and second lateral plates to the spacer body, the locking mechanism including a first locking member and a second locking member configured to move relative to each other in a longitudinal direction of the locking mechanism, the second locking member having hollow cylindrical body for receiving a body of the first locking member, wherein the channel included in the spacer body includes a protrusion extending from a surface of the channel, the protrusion sized and configured to mate with a corresponding recess provided in the first locking member, wherein the second locking member includes an opening along a length of the hollow cylindrical body such that the recess provided in the first locking member is accessible via the opening.