Patent ID: 7883532

Claim:
A spinal implant for connecting to at least a portion of a vertebra comprising an arm hub and first and second arms, each of said first and second arms having first and second ends, said first end of said first and second arms are both securable to said arm hub, said second end of said first arm connected to a foot adapted to engage a portion of vertebra without substantially penetrating into the vertebra, said second end of said second arm connected to a foot adapted to engage a portion of vertebra without substantially penetrating in to the vertebra, said arm hub including an adjustment arrangement and a set mechanism, said adjustment arrangement enabling said first arm to be adjustably positioned relative to said second arm, said adjustment arrangement includes an opening adapted to at least partially telescopically receive said first and second arms, said set mechanism substantially securing said first arm in position relative to said second arm, said set mechanism including an arrangement to at least partially engage at least one of said arms positioned in said adjustment arrangement, said adjustment arrangement designed to enable multi-axis movement and positioning of one or more of said first and second arms in said arm hub such that said first and second arms can lie in a parallel plane or in a non-parallel plane with respect to one another when secured to said arm hub.