US Patent Issued to SPINAL STABILIZATION TECHNOLOGIES on April 22 for "Percutaneous implantable nuclear prosthesis" (Texas Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,279,963, issued on April 22, was assigned to SPINAL STABILIZATION TECHNOLOGIES LLC (San Antonio).

"Percutaneous implantable nuclear prosthesis" was invented by Nadi S. Hibri (San Antonio) and James D. Lutz (San Antonio).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A multi-chamber balloon for a nuclear implant has an elastomeric membrane defining inner and outer chambers integral with a valve body. The valve body includes a core portion and sealing membrane for sealing the inner and outer chambers. An assembly for manufacturing the multi-chamber balloon includes a balloon mandrel which may be dip coated in a silicone dispersion to create an elastomeric m...