Patent ID: 8377097

Claim:
An H-shaped fusion member for fusing a first vertebral process on a first vertebra to a second vertebral process on a second vertebra, wherein the second vertebral process is adjacent to the first vertebral process, comprising: a cage forming a cross bar of the H-shape; first and second plates projecting from the cage, the first and second plates forming a pair of ascending legs of the H-shape, wherein the first and second plates are deformable to pinch the first vertebral process; third and fourth plates projecting from the cage, the third and fourth plates forming a pair of descending legs of the H-shape, wherein the third and fourth plates are deformable to pinch the second vertebral process; and a first tab integrally formed within at least one of the first, second, third and fourth plates, wherein the tab is integral with the at least one plate along a first side, wherein a slit separates all remaining sides of the tab from the at least one plate, wherein the first tab is deformable to protrude from the at least one plate to penetrate at least one of the first and second vertebral processes.