Patent ID: 7959652

Claim:
An interspinous implant adapted to be inserted between spinous processes, the implant comprising: a spacer having a thickness and a longitudinal axis; a wing extending from the spacer, the wing having a first configuration and the wing selectably arrangeable in a second configuration; wherein in the first configuration the wing has a height that is approximately the same as the thickness of the spacer; wherein in the second configuration the wing has a height that is greater than the thickness of the spacer; wherein the wing comprises first and second sections, the first section disposed longitudinally closer to the spacer than the second section; wherein a distal portion of the first section is disposed closer to the spacer longitudinal axis when the wing is in the second configuration than a proximal portion of the first section; wherein, with the wing in the first configuration: the second section of the wing forms the most proximal end of a proximal exterior distraction tip, the distraction tip narrowing toward the longitudinal axis in a proximal direction, the proximal direction defined as from the spacer toward the wing; the distraction tip being disposed proximally with respect to the first section; wherein in the first configuration, the second section of the wing is disposed at a first angle relative to the longitudinal axis and in the second configuration, the second section of the wing is disposed at a second angle relative to the longitudinal axis, the second angle different from the first angle.