Patent ID: 9179944
Filing Date: 2015-11-10
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. An implantable device comprising: a body; a first wing coupled to the body; and a second wing having a through hole; wherein a portion of the body extends through the through hole of the second wing; wherein a ratcheting lock secures the second wing on the body, wherein the body is adapted to be positioned between spinous processes of adjacent vertebra and is configured for distraction of interspinous space, wherein the first and second wings comprise teeth for engaging with the adjacent spinous processes, wherein the first wing includes one or more teeth in an upper portion of the first wing above the body and one or more teeth in a lower portion of the first wing below the body, wherein the second wing translates from a first position to a second position along the body and is freely rotatable about a longitudinal axis of the body in the first position and not freely rotatable in the second position wherein a portion of an outer surface of the body is positioned within the through hole of the second wing wherein the body comprises a rod disposed through the through hole in the second wing wherein the rod is configured to spread to increase a diameter of the rod.