Patent ID: 8758408

Claim:
An implantable assembly for stabilization of spinous processes, comprising: a k-shaped component comprising an elongated plate and top and bottom deformable plates extending at non-zero value first and second angles from a first surface of said elongated plate, respectively, thereby defining first and second spaces between said elongated plate and said top and bottom deformable plates; a compression element configured to compress and move said first and second deformable plates toward said elongated plate and to change said first and said second angles, respectively; a top locking member placed over said elongated plate's top end and said top deformable plate's top end and configured to lock said elongated plate's top end and said top deformable plate's top end without passing through said first spinous process; wherein said first and second spaces are configured to receive first and second spinous processes, respectively; and wherein said moving of said first and second deformable plates toward said elongated plate results in engaging said first surface of said elongated plate and first surfaces of said top and bottom deformable plates with lateral surfaces of said first and second spinous processes, respectively.