Patent ID: 9737311
Date: 2017-08-22
CPC Classifications: A61B

Claim:
1. A computer assisted surgery system for positioning a cutting guide relative to a bone comprising: a cutting guide to be positioned relative to a bone; a plurality of adjustment screws coupled to the cutting guide for adjusting the position of the cutting guide relative to the bone, wherein the adjustment screws are adjustably extendable from the cutting guide; a tracking system for tracking a position of the cutting guide relative to the bone; a computer having stored in a memory a target position for the cutting guide relative to the bone, and wherein the computer is configured to calculate an amount of adjustment required for the plurality of adjustment screws to adjust the position of the cutting guide from its actual position to the target position and then displace the adjustment screw by the calculated amount of adjustment; and an electrically powered automatic screwdriver operatively connected to the computer for engaging one of the plurality of adjustment screws and adjusting the position of the adjustment screw relative to the cutting guide.