ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,458,504, issued on Nov. 4.
"Inflatable spinal implants and related systems and methods" was invented by Nadi S. Hibri (San Antonio).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Inflatable spinal implants are disclosed for intra-vertebral or inter-vertebral reduction and fixation of osteoporotic fractures in a spine. An inflatable implant may include an inflatable member having an interior for receiving a hardenable fluid and an expandable jacket to cause differential and directional expansion of the inflatable member. A one-way valve may be configured to prevent hardenable fluid from escaping out of the inflatable member. An inflatable implant may inclu...