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US 12,702,449 B2

Growing rod for treating spinal deformities and method for using same

US 12,702,449 B2 is a granted patent from the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), dated 2026-08-11. Applicant: GLOBUS MEDICAL, INC. Its PDF downloads from this page without an account, up to 5 a day.

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Applicant
GLOBUS MEDICAL, INC.
Inventors
Joshua Charest; Michael Meccariello; Francis Torrente; Derrick Bingaman; Jeffrey David Gordon; Jeff Nichols
Publication date
2026-08-11
Filing date
2024-04-25
Document type
B2 Granted patent
Also written as
US 12,702,449 B2 · US12702449 · 12702449

Abstract

An implantable growing rod assembly adapted to be secured along a length of a spine for treating deformities of the spine. The assembly includes a housing, a fixed rod extending along a longitudinal axis away from the housing, and an expansion rod extendible from the housing along the longitudinal axis. A driver assembly is fixed to the housing and adapted to translate the expansion rod along the longitudinal axis.

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