| abstract |
In an embodiment, a system for treating the spine includes a catheter (101) having an elongated shaft with a proximal end adapter, a distal end releasably engaging an expandable interspinous process spacer device (900), and a longitudinal axis therebetween, wherein an inner void of the catheter (101) is sufficiently designed for passage of a liquid light-curable material to the interspinous process spacer device (900), wherein an inner lumen of the catheter (101) is sufficiently designed for passage of a light-conducting fiber to the interspinous process spacer device (900), wherein the interspinous process spacer device (900) includes a circumferential groove (930), wherein the interspinous process spacer device (900) is sufficiently designed to inflate and deflate as the liquid light-curable material is added, and wherein the interspinous process spacer device (900), when positioned between two spinous processes (980) and inflated, is configured to engage the spinous processes (980) at the groove (930). |