Spinal rod and systems thereof
AssigneeSpinal Resources, Inc.
InventorBernard M. Bedor
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Abstract
A spinal rod may comprise at least two segments having a constant diameter, where a first segment has a first constant diameter and a second segment has a second constant diameter, and where the first constant diameter is different from the second constant diameter. The spinal rod may also comprise a transition region positioned between the at least two segments, where the transition region has a variable diameter that gradually transitions between the first constant diameter and the second constant diameter, where the transition region comprises a tapered shape, and at least one curve extending along the at least two segments.
Claims18
A spinal rod, comprising:
- at least two segments having a constant diameter, wherein a first segment has a first constant diameter and a second segment has a second constant diameter, and wherein the first constant diameter is different from the second constant diameter, and
- a transition region positioned between the at least two segments, wherein the transition region has a variable diameter that gradually transitions between the first constant diameter and the second constant diameter, wherein the transition region comprises a tapered shape around an entirety of a perimeter of the transition region;
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- at least one curve extending along the at least two segments, wherein a shape of the at least one curve and a length of each segment and the transition region is customizable to a specific patient anatomy.
A fixation rod, comprising:
- a first segment comprising a first constant diameter and a second segment comprising a second constant diameter, wherein the first constant diameter is different from the second constant diameter, and
- a transition region positioned between the first and second segments, wherein the transition region has a variable diameter that gradually transitions between the first constant diameter and the second constant diameter, wherein the transition region has a constant slope around an entirety of a perimeter of the transition region,
- a curve in at least one of the first segment, the second segment and the transition region, wherein the curve and a length of the first and second segments and the transition region is customizable to a specific patient anatomy.
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