An implant for insertion into an interspinous space between first and second vertebral members of a patient, the implant comprising: a body including a leading end and a trailing end and sized to fit within the interspinous space, the body further including a first side that faces towards the first vertebral member and a second side that faces towards the second vertebral member when the implant is inserted into the patient; a first wing positioned in proximity to the leading end and away from the trailing end, the first wing movably connected to the body and selectively positionable from a closed orientation positioned at the first side of the body to a deployed orientation extending outward beyond the first side of the body; a second wing positioned in proximity to the trailing end and away from the leading end, the second wing extending outward beyond the first side of the body when the first wing is in the deployed orientation; a deploying mechanism operatively connected to the first wing and the second wing, the deploying mechanism configured to move the first wing from the closed orientation to the deployed orientation, the deploying mechanism also configured to move at least one of the first wing away from the leading end and the second wing away from the trailing end to move the wings into contact with a spinous process of the first vertebral member when the implant is positioned in the patient; each of the first and second wings positioned vertically inward from the second side of the body when the first wing is in the deployed orientation to prevent the first and second wings from contacting against the second vertebral member when the body is in contact with the second vertebral member. a body including a leading end and a trailing end and sized to fit within the interspinous space, the body further including a first side that faces towards the first vertebral member and a second side that faces towards the second vertebral member when the implant is inserted into the patient; a first wing positioned in proximity to the leading end and away from the trailing end, the first wing movably connected to the body and selectively positionable from a closed orientation positioned at the first side of the body to a deployed orientation extending outward beyond the first side of the body; a second wing positioned in proximity to the trailing end and away from the leading end, the second wing extending outward beyond the first side of the body when the first wing is in the deployed orientation; a deploying mechanism operatively connected to the first wing and the second wing, the deploying mechanism configured to move the first wing from the closed orientation to the deployed orientation, the deploying mechanism also configured to move at least one of the first wing away from the leading end and the second wing away from the trailing end to move the wings into contact with a spinous process of the first vertebral member when the implant is positioned in the patient; each of the first and second wings positioned vertically inward from the second side of the body when the first wing is in the deployed orientation to prevent the first and second wings from contacting against the second vertebral member when the body is in contact with the second vertebral member.