Robotic and navigated rod bending

A system for performing spinal operations comprising:

• a motion table operable in response to receiving instructions from a surgical system, to transmit powered motion to an implantable surgical component;
• a removable sterile cartridge operatively connected to the motion table, the sterile cartridge having portions for receiving the implantable surgical component therein to which powered motion is to be applied;
• a sheet-like sterile barrier having opposite sterile and non-sterile barrier surfaces secured between the motion table and the sterile cartridge to define a non-sterile region including the motion table and a sterile region above the motion table and including the sterile cartridge therein;
• at least one floating, sterile coupling located on the sterile barrier and rotatably secured relative thereto, so that rotation of the coupling does not rotate the sterile barrier, the coupling extending between the barrier surfaces to define sterile and non-sterile coupling ends to interconnect the motion table and the sterile cartridge.