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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 05, 2023
Filed:
Sep. 04, 2019
Spinal Stabilization Technologies, Llc, San Antonio, TX (US);
W. Loren Francis, Erie, CO (US);
Mark A. Novotny, Frisco, CO (US);
Cory R. A. Hallam, San Antonio, TX (US);
Jake Ganem, Cape Neddick, ME (US);
SPINAL STABILIZATION TECHNOLOGIES LLC, San Antonio, TX (US);
Abstract
The present disclosure includes devices, apparatuses, kits, and methods for replacing a nucleus pulposus of an intervertebral disc with an implantable nuclear prosthesis filled with a curable silicone material in situ. Configurations of the present spinal implant devices include a flexible body defining an outer fillable enclosure that defines an outer chamber, an inner fillable enclosure that defines an inner chamber, and a proximal plug configured to be coupled to the inner fillable enclosure.