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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 06, 2012
Filed:
Oct. 25, 2007
James F. Zucherman, San Francisco, CA (US);
Ken Y. Hsu, San Francisco, CA (US);
Henry A. Klyce, Piedmont, CA (US);
Charles J. Winslow, Walnut Creek, CA (US);
Scott A. Yerby, Montara, CA (US);
John J. Flynn, Walnut Creek, CA (US);
Steven T. Mitchell, Pleasant Hill, CA (US);
John A. Markwart, Castro Valley, CA (US);
James F. Zucherman, San Francisco, CA (US);
Ken Y. Hsu, San Francisco, CA (US);
Henry A. Klyce, Piedmont, CA (US);
Charles J. Winslow, Walnut Creek, CA (US);
Scott A. Yerby, Montara, CA (US);
John J. Flynn, Walnut Creek, CA (US);
Steven T. Mitchell, Pleasant Hill, CA (US);
John A. Markwart, Castro Valley, CA (US);
Kyphon Sarl, Neuchatel, CH;
Abstract
An embodiment of a system in accordance with the present invention can include an implant having a spacer with a thickness and a wing, wherein a first configuration of the wing has a first height substantially similar to the thickness and wherein the wing is adapted to be selectably arranged in a second configuration such that the wing has a second height greater than the first height. A periphery of the implant has a shape generally conformal with a shape of an inner surface of a cannula and a cross-sectional diameter smaller than an inner diameter of the cannula. The cannula is inserted such that a proximal end of the cannula is arranged between the adjacent spinous processes. The implant is then urged into position between the adjacent spinous processes by way of the cannula, and subsequently arranged in a second configuration to fix the implant in position.