IP Library Granted Patent US 12,714,469
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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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Patent No.
US 12,714,469
App. No.
17/054,343
Granted
Aug 25, 2026
Kind
B2
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
Related Publication 20210244447A1 · Aug 12, 2021
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