The invention relates to a device for treatment of spondylotic disease. The device comprises a distractor for distracting vertebral facets of first and second vertebrae located adjacent each other. The distractor includes a first abutment surface for interfacing with an inferior articular facet of the first vertebra and a second abutment surface for interfacing with the superior articular facet of the second vertebra corresponding to the inferior articular facet of the first vertebra. The first and second abutment surfaces of the distractor are interconnected and separated by a predetermined distance. The invention additionally relates to a device for implanting a distractor.
