Patent ID: 8449575

Claim:
An apparatus for decompressing spinal neuro elements, said apparatus comprising: an implant body; wherein said implant body has an asymmetric cross section; said implant body comprises two parallel flat sides and two curved sides; minimum distance between said two parallel flat sides is smaller than minimum distance between said two curved sides; said implant body comprises a base with a hexagonal cavity; said implant body comprises a tip with a stepped and pointed conical shape; said implant body comprises holes for screws to get attached to said implant body and one or more grooves; two side plates are attached to said implant body, wherein said two side plates are positioned in parallel; minimum distance between said two side plates is adjustable, wherein each of said two side plates comprises one or more slots for adjusting position of said two side plates in lateral and vertical directions with respect to said implant body; length of each of said side plates is adjustable; each of said two side plates comprises one or more conical piercing tipped studs for attachment to human body or tissue; and one or more stripes; wherein said one or more stripes are attached to said two side plates and tissue using two screws at two ends of each of said one or more stripes.