Patent ID: 11864837
Assignee: BLUE BELT TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 11:
12. A method for operating a system for use in orthopedic surgery on a bone, the method comprising:
using a computer-controlled cutting instrument, comprising at least one of a burr or a drill, to surgically resect a plurality of engagement features on a target bone, each engagement feature having an anterior-posterior location and a medial-lateral position determined virtually and intraoperatively, wherein each engagement feature is a resected non-planar surface on the target bone; and
positioning a cutting guide, having a plurality of protrusions, each protrusion configured to engage one of the plurality of engagement features, relative to the target bone;
wherein the cutting guide and the plurality of protrusions are a unitary structure, and wherein the cutting guide is size-specific.