Patent ID: 8882805

Claim:
A spinous process fixation system for achieving fixation between a spinous process of an L5 vertebra to a sacrum, comprising: a first plate including a first surface for contacting a first side of said spinous process and said sacrum, a second surface opposite said first surface, a first end portion, a second end portion, a generally elongated body portion having a first central aperture extending between said first and second portions and a first fin extending laterally from said second end portion; a second plate including a first surface for contacting a second side of said spinous process and said sacrum, a second surface opposite said first surface, a first end portion, a second end portion, a generally elongated body portion having a second central aperture extending between said first and second end portions, and a second fin extending laterally from said second end portion; a connector element extending through said first and second central apertures, said connector element reversibly coupled to at least one of said first and second plates; and an anchor element dimensioned to span from the connector element into the sacrum and having a first end portion coupled to said connector element and a second end portion configured to be inserted into the sacrum.