Patent ID: 9084637
Filing Date: 2015-07-21
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. An intervertebral implant for placing between the spinous processes of two adjacent vertebrae, the implant comprising: an intervertebral spacer formed as a single part comprising a body having a longitudinal direction, presenting in said direction an insertion first face and a second face, and two recesses disposed at opposing ends along the longitudinal direction of the body, each recess being defined by a first extension extending from said insertion face, by a second extension extending from the second face of the body, and by an end wall; a first fastener tie having a first end and a second end, the first end secured to at least one of the first extensions of the body and a second end fastenable to the second face of the body; a second fastener tie having a first end and a second end, the first end secured to at least one of the first extensions of the body and a second end fastenable to the second face of the body; and a single blocking means for blocking the second ends of both the first and second fastener ties together, said blocking means being fastenable in a releasable manner on the second face of said body; wherein each first extension of the body presents a total height relative to the end wall of the recess that is less than a total height of each second extension, and that lies in the range of 1 mm to 3 mm.