ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 18 -- United States Patent no. 12,708,523, issued on Aug. 18, was assigned to ESTATE OF CRAIG ALAN BLANCHARD (Richardson, Texas).
"3D printing of implantable vertebral segment" was invented by Craig Blanchard (Whitney, Texas).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An implantable vertebral segment for replacing a damaged vertebral segment in a patient. The implantable vertebral segment includes a vertebral bone member and a vertebral disc member. The vertebral bone member includes an outer portion and an inner portion. The outer portion is configured to be coupled to the inner portion through a fastening mechanism, wherein the outer portion and the inner portion form a tunnel conf...