Patent ID: 8906027
Filing Date: 2014-12-09
Classification: A61B,A61F,G16H

Abstract:
1. An orthopedic system comprising: a spacer having a superior surface and an inferior surface for coupling between at least two bones of a muscular-skeletal system; a handle coupled to the spacer; a cutting block; and a rod directly connected to the handle, where the rod is coupled to the cutting block to stabilize and align the cutting block; where the handle has a predetermined alignment to a surface of one of the at least two bones of the muscular-skeletal system and where the surface is aligned to a mechanical axis of the muscular-skeletal system; further including an alignment tool coupled to the handle to measure misalignment of the surface to the mechanical axis; where the alignment tool comprises at least one laser coupled to the handle; and at least one target coupled to the muscular-skeletal system where the target is positioned to be in alignment with the mechanical axis and where a beam of the laser hits the target to measure the misalignment of the surface to the mechanical axis.