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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 24, 2026
Filed:
Apr. 29, 2022
Applicant:
Aesculap Ag, Tuttlingen, DE;
Inventors:
Christophe Girouard, Sarcicourt, FR;
Saïd Moussa, Chamarandes-Choignes, FR;
Assignee:
Aesculap AG, Tuttlingen, DE;
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/15 (2006.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/155 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00526 (2013.01);
Abstract
A surgical cutting guide includes a body having at least one first cutting slot formed between a first cutting guide surface and an opposing second cutting guide surface. The first cutting slot extends longitudinally between a first end stop surface and an opposing second end stop surface. The first end stop surface has a first convex surface contour and/or the second end stop surface has a second convex surface contour. The surgical cutting guide can be used in a surgical procedure, such as a total knee arthroplasty.