Patent ID: 8246656
Filing Date: 2012-08-21
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. An interspinous process device, comprising: a) a first body, the first body comprising i) a first hook-shaped portion adapted for contacting a superior spinous process, and ii) a first track portion having a first groove therein, b) a second body, the second body comprising i) a second hook-shaped portion adapted for contacting an inferior spinous process, ii) a track portion having a groove therein, c) a housing having i) a slot therethrough slidably receiving the track portions, ii) a threaded throughole extending in a direction transverse to the slot, d) a set screw adapted for compressing the track portions of the first and second bodies, the set screw having i) a peripheral thread threadably received in the throughhole of the housing, wherein the first and second bodies are slidingly received in the housing, and wherein the first body slidingly engages the second body.