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

Claim 0:
1. A spinal rod for a patient's spine, the spinal rod having a plurality of bend points along a length of the spinal rod, wherein the plurality of bend points are determined by:
(a) obtaining data for a plurality of locations relative to the patient's spine;
(b) generating a bend curve having the plurality of bend points along the length of the spinal rod, wherein the bend curve is based on the data for the plurality of locations 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 a deformity in the patient's spine, lessen a deformity in the patient's spine, eliminate deformities in the patient's spine, impose changes in alignment of the patient's spine, add stress to the patient's spine, or reduce stress to the patient's spine; and
(c) generating bending instructions for bends to be performed on the spinal rod by a bending tool at each of the plurality of bend points.