Patent ID: 8591546
Filing Date: 2013-11-26
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. A spinal implant adapted to be inserted into an interspinous space between adjacent spinous processes, comprising: a proximal section, a central section, and a distal section disposed sequentially along a longitudinal axis, the central section includes a top section and a bottom section; the distal section having a thread-like structure spiraling about a portion of the distal section such that the top section of the central portion is non-threaded a distance shorter than the bottom section of the central portion, the thread-like structure defining an outermost portion thereof relative to the longitudinal axis, such that the outermost portion is configured to engage the spinous process to limit movement of the implant; the distal section terminating in a distal tip disposed distally of the thread-like structure and defining a distal-most portion of the implant; the distal tip tapering inward in a distal direction; the central section sized and configured to engage the adjacent spinous processes when the implant is disposed through the interspinous space between the adjacent spinous processes; and the proximal section having a wing that extends farther outward relative to the longitudinal axis than all portions of the central section.