Patent ID: 7481839

Claim:
A prosthethic device adapted to insert between first and second adjacent spinous processes, said device comprising: a central body including an elongated shape with a first end and a second end, the central body being sized to fit between the first and second spinous processes; a first wing attached to the first end of the central body; a spacer made of a bioresorbable material, the spacer including a bore that is sized to receive the central body with the spacer extending around the central body, the spacer being rotatable with respect to the central body; a second wing attached to the central body and positioned on an opposite lateral side of the spacer from the first wing; a tissue expander operatively connected to the second end of the central body, the tissue expander including an expanding cross-sectional shape that increases from a tip at a distal end away from the second wing toward an area where the second wing is attached to the central body.