System and methods for positioning bone cut guide

A device for aligning a cutting block with respect to a target bone, the device comprising:

• a processing device operably connected to a computer readable medium storing one or more instructions that, when executed, cause the processing device to:
• determine an implant component to be implanted on the target bone,
• determine a cutting block position for a cutting block configured for preparing the target bone to receive the implant component,
• determine a plurality of pin locations for securing the cutting block to the target bone based upon the determined cutting block position,
• align the cutting block to the target bone based on the determined cutting block position, and
• selectively provide instructions to a cutting tool to cut a hole when the cutting tool is in a position relative to at least one of the determined plurality of pin locations and is aligned to cut the hole at a proper trajectory.

A surgical system for aligning a cutting block with respect to a target bone, the system comprising:

• a cutting tool;
• and
• a computer-assisted surgical (CAS) system coupled to the cutting tool, the CAS system comprising a processor and a memory, the memory storing instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the CAS system to:
• determine an implant component to be implanted on the target bone,
• determine a cutting block position for a cutting block configured for preparing the target bone to receive the implant component,
• determine a plurality of pin locations for securing the cutting block to the target bone based upon the determined cutting block position,
• align the cutting block to the target bone based on the determined cutting block position, and
• selectively provide instructions to the cutting tool to cut a hole when the cutting tool is in a position relative to at least one of the determined plurality of pin locations and is aligned to cut the hole at a proper trajectory.