Patent ID: 8388656

Claim:
An implant for insertion between adjacent spinous processes comprising: a body having a first end, a second end and defining a bore extending between the first and second ends; a first cap coupled to the first end of the body and defining a first space; a second cap coupled to the second end of the body and defining a second space; a connector rotatable within the bore and coupled to the first cap and the second cap so that rotation of one of the first cap or the second cap rotates the other one of the first cap and second cap; at least one deployable member pivotably coupled with a coupling to the first end of the body and the first cap, the at least one deployable member retained within the first space in a first, retracted position, and extending from the first space in a second, deployed position; and wherein the rotation of the one of the first cap or the second cap relative to the body moves the at least one deployable member from the first, retracted position to the second, deployed position by at least rotating the at least one deployable member about the coupling while maintaining the second space.