Patent ID: 11931795
Assignee: NUVASIVE, INC.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC B  A  G | IPC A  B  G

Claim 8:
9. A spinal rod for a patient's spine, the spinal rod having a length having one or more curves between a first end of the spinal rod and a second end of the spinal rod, wherein the spinal rod is formed by:
determining data representing a plurality of locations along the patient's spine;
developing a curve function based on the plurality of locations along the patient's spine;
generating a bend curve according to the curve function and having a plurality of bend points along the length of the spinal rod, wherein the bend curve is based on the data representing the plurality of locations along the patient's spine, and wherein the bend curve is adapted to address abnormalities in alignment of the patient's spine, straighten abnormalities in alignment of the patient's spine, alter abnormalities in alignment of the patient's spine, create deformities in the patient's spine, lessen deformities in the patient's spine, eliminate deformities in the patient's spine, impose changes in alignment of the patient's spine, add stresses to the patient's spine, or reduce stresses to the patient's spine;
generating bending instructions for bends to be performed on the spinal rod by a bending tool at each of the plurality of bend points; and
bending the spinal rod according to the bend instructions using the bending tool.