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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 12, 2025
Filed:
Jul. 07, 2023
Aesculap Ag, Tuttlingen, DE;
Franz-Peter Firmbach, Emmingen-Liptingen, DE;
Svenja Anhorn, Heroldstatt, DE;
Martin Nonnenmann, Wurmlingen, DE;
Aesculap AG, Tuttlingen, DE;
Abstract
A surgical instrument for use in knee joint replacement surgery includes a first fastening device for fastening to a reference component attached to a distal femur, a second fastening device spaced apart distally from the first fastening device for fastening to a tibial cutting block for cutting guidance on a proximal tibia, a circular arc guide connected to the first and second fastening devices by which the second fastening device is movable relative to the first fastening device and guided in a sagittal guide plane, a first linear guide by which the circular arc guide is connected to the first fastening device and movable relative thereto guided in the guide plane along a first guide path, and a second linear guide by which the second fastening device is connected to the circular arc guide and movable relative thereto and guided in the guide plane along a second guide path.