US Patent Issued to Cardio Voyage Innovations on June 17 for "Directional kyphoplasty device and method of using such a device" (Texas Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,329,431, issued on June 17, was assigned to Cardio Voyage Innovations LLC (McKinney, Texas).

"Directional kyphoplasty device and method of using such a device" was invented by Wael Abo-Auda (Allen, Texas) and Carlton Craig Cranford (Sherman, Texas).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A device for correcting a compression-type fracture including a housing at a proximal end of the device, a cannula extending from the housing and through a directional balloon, and a tip at a distal end of the cannula, wherein the cannula has an outer tube for supplying fluid to the balloon and an inner tube positioned within the outer tube for supplying cement th...