Surgical rod bending system and method

A system for bending a rod into a shape designed for implantation into a patient, the system comprising:

• a base including a base passage extending there through;
• a linear movement device configured to axially feed the rod in a first direction through the base passage;
• a rotational movement device coupled to one of the base and the linear movement device, the rotational movement device configured to rotate the rod while being fed through the base passage by the linear movement device;
• a bending device including a roller moveable in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction to impose bending forces against the rod;
• a cutting device moveable in a third direction perpendicular to the first direction and opposite the second direction to cut the rod, the cutting device and the roller being arranged on opposite sides of the base passage in opposition to one another and being fixed relative to one another, such that movement of one of the cutting device and the roller results in movement of the other of the cutting device and the roller;
• and
• a controller configured to:
• receive an indication of a plurality of line segments defined on the rod;
• receive an indication of an angle measurement to be formed between at least two adjacent ones of the plurality of line segments;
• identify bending parameters to perform on the rod to form the angle measurement between the at least two adjacent ones of the plurality of line segments;
• and
• control operation of at least the bending device using the bending parameters to create an angle having the angle measurement between the at least two adjacent ones of the plurality of line segments.