Patent ID: 7641660

Claim:
A system for cutting a bone at a desired location, including: a drill cylinder having a body that defines a central bore, and an element configured to be detected by an image guidance system to permit image guidance of the drill cylinder to a target location on the bone; and a cutting block having a frame, a first guide adjustably connected to the frame, a first adjustor connected to the frame, and a first mounting location defined by the frame and configured to attach to the bone at the target location, the first guide defining a first cutting path having a position, the position of the first cutting path relative to the first mounting location being adjustable linearly using a grip of the first adjustor, a second guide spaced apart from the first guide by a first distance, the second guide being adjustably connected to the frame, and a second adjustor connected to the frame, the second guide defining a second cutting path having a position, the position of the second cutting path relative to the first cutting path being independently adjustable and the position of the second cutting path relative to the first mounting location being adjustable angularly using a grip of the second adjustor, and a third guide spaced apart from the second guide by a second distance and disposed adjacent to and independent thereof, the third guide being adjustably connected to the frame, and a third adjustor connected to the frame, the third guide defining a third cutting path having a position, the position of the third cutting path being adjustable using a grip of the third adjustor, being independently adjustable both angularly and linearly with respect to the first cutting path and the second cutting path; wherein the spaces between the guides as defined by the first and second distances are independently adjustable with respect to one another.