Patents by Inventor Norbert Boos

Norbert Boos has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Nucleus replacement based on injectable PVA gels
    Patent number: 8672965
    Abstract: The invention relates to novel polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) gels which gelate in situ and are suitable for nucleus (gel bodies of the intervertebral disks) replacement, and to a process and to an apparatus for administration thereof, to the use thereof and to a vessel which comprises an inventive PVA gel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2014
    Assignee: InnoGEL AG
    Inventors: Rolf Mueller, Federico Innerebner, Thomas Steffen, Norbert Boos
  • NUCLEUS REPLACEMENT BASED ON INJECTABLE PVA GELS
    Publication number: 20110077684
    Abstract: The invention relates to novel polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) gels which gelate in situ and are suitable for nucleus (gel bodies of the intervertebral disks) replacement, and to a process and to an apparatus for administration thereof, to the use thereof and to a vessel which comprises an inventive PVA gel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 27, 2009
    Publication date: March 31, 2011
    Applicant: Innogel AG
    Inventors: Rolf Mueller, Federico Innerebner, Thomas Steffen, Norbert Boos