Patent ID: 8048118
Filing Date: 2011-11-01
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. An adjustable interspinous process brace, comprising: a first component having a first post extending along a longitudinal axis of the brace and a first spinous process bracket configured to receive a first spinous process, the first spinous process bracket comprising an outwardly facing concave surface; the first spinous process bracket extending outwardly from the first post such that the first spinous process bracket is spaced away from the first post and from the longitudinal axis; a second component having a second post extending along the longitudinal axis and a second spinous process bracket configured to receive a second spinous process adjacent to the first spinous process, the second spinous process bracket comprising an outwardly facing concave surface; the second spinous process bracket extending outwardly from the second post such that the second spinous process bracket is spaced away from the second post and from the longitudinal axis; the first post having an interior chamber therein configured to receive an injectable fluid; wherein the first component is movably engaged with respect to the second component from a retracted position to an extended position in which a distance between the first spinous process bracket and the second spinous process bracket is increased; wherein when the injectable fluid is received in the chamber, the injectable fluid inhibits movement of the first and second components from the extended position toward the retracted position; wherein when the first spinous process bracket receives the first spinous process and the second spinous process bracket receives the second spinous process, the longitudinal axis extends parallel to a sagittal plane defined by the spinous processes.