Patent ID: 8486079
Filing Date: 2013-07-16
Classification: A61B,B33Y

Abstract:
1. A method for alignment of a cut guide for use with an anatomical structure, the method comprising the steps of: attaching a provisional base to the anatomical structure; identifying a position of the provisional base and a desired cut plane relative to the anatomical structure; communicating the position of the provisional base and the desired cut plane to a system; attaching a nonprovisional base and cut guide to the system, the system comprising a docking station with at least one driving mechanism; using the system to manipulate with the at least one driving mechanism the cut guide relative to the nonprovisional base supported by the docking station while the cut guide and the non-provisional base are unsupported by the anatomical structure; detaching the cut guide and the nonprovisional base from the at least one driving mechanism while attached to the docking station of the system; and subsequently attaching the nonprovisional base to the anatomical structure at the position of the provisional base resulting in the cut guide aligning with the desired cut plane.