Patient-Specific Total Disc Replacement Spinal Implant Patent
Summary
USPTO granted Patent US12589004B2 to Nexus TDR, Inc. for a patient-specific total disc replacement spinal implant system. The patent covers methods for tailoring spinal implants to individual patient needs by pre-operative evaluation and modifying implant flexure features. Assignee: Nexus TDR, Inc.; Inventors: David T. Hawkes, Peter Halverson.
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USPTO granted Patent US12589004B2 to Nexus TDR, Inc. for systems and methods of patient-specific total disc replacement. The patent discloses methods for tailoring spinal implants by pre-operatively evaluating patients to determine desired spinal segment response and modifying flexure features (thickness, width, length, shape) of the implant accordingly. The patent contains 22 claims and is classified under CPC A61F 2/4425.
This is a routine patent grant notification. No compliance actions are required. Competitors in the spinal implant space should review the patent claims to assess potential freedom-to-operate implications for their own product development. Healthcare providers and patients are not directly impacted by this intellectual property grant.
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Systems and methods for patient-specific total disc replacement
Grant US12589004B2 Kind: B2 Mar 31, 2026
Assignee
Nexus TDR, Inc.
Inventors
David T. Hawkes, Peter Halverson
Abstract
A method of tailoring a spinal implant to correspond to a specific patient's needs includes: pre-operatively evaluating a patient to determine a desired spinal segment response; and modifying one or more features of flexures of an implant to provide the desired spinal segment response. Modifying one or more features of flexures of the implant can include modifying one or more of a thickness, width, length and/or shape of the features of the flexures. Various systems for executing the methodologies taught herein are also provided.
CPC Classifications
A61F 2/4425
Filing Date
2017-02-02
Application No.
15423582
Claims
22
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