Patent ID: 9636181
Date: 2017-05-02
CPC Classifications: A61B,B21F,G06F,G16H

Claim:
1. A method for shaping a surgical linking device for engagement to a plurality of attachment element engaged within selected bony body structure, each of the attachment elements having an engagement portion for engagement with the shaped linking device, comprising: (a) providing digitized data for the location of the plurality of attachment elements; (b) generating a bend curve having a plurality of bend points along the length of the linking device, wherein the bend curve is based on the digitized data for the location of the plurality of attachment elements and adapted to address, straighten, or alter abnormalities in alignment of the body part(s) of the patient, create, lessen or eliminate deformities, reduce or impose changes in alignment or the addition or elimination of stresses; and (c) generating bending instructions for bends to be performed on the linking device by a bending tool at each of the bend points.