Patent ID: 8617170

Claim:
A customized patient-specific orthopaedic surgical system comprising: a first surgical block comprising (i) a first bone-facing surface having a first customized patient-specific negative contour to receive a first corresponding contour of an anterior side of a bone of a patient, and (ii) a first mounting surface having a first locking structure, a second surgical block configured to be coupled to the first surgical block, comprising (i) a second bone-facing surface having a second customized patient-specific negative contour to receive a second corresponding contour of a first end of the bone of the patient, and (ii) a second mounting surface having a second locking structure configured to couple with the first locking structure to secure the first surgical block to the second surgical block, and a computer-controlled milling machine configured to be coupled to the first surgical block, comprising a milling head and a base, the base having a third mounting surface having a third locking structure configured to couple with the first locking structure to secure the milling machine to the first surgical block in place of the second surgical block.