Granted Patent
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US 12,714,469 · App. 17/054,343 · Granted Aug 25, 2026
Systems and methods for forming patient-specific spinal rods
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Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST
Recorded May 12, 2025
From: K2M, INC.
To: STRYKER CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 071271/0170 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST
Recorded Dec 3, 2020
From: SCHROEDER, ALEX
To: K2M, INC.
Reel/Frame 054534/0057 →
Continuity (2)
Provisional Application
62670606
· May 11, 2018
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