SURGICAL GUIDING TOOLS AND SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF MANUFACTURING SURGICAL GUIDING TOOLS

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APP PUB NO 20140058466A1
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14010256

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The present application relates to surgical guiding tools that may be used for guiding a surgical instrument during bone surgery. A surgical guiding tool may include a body including one or more clamps configured to attach the surgical guiding tool to one or more portions of the bone, wherein a first clamp of the one or more clamps includes a snap-fit portion including a flexible structure for increasing a clamping force of the first clamp and allowing ease of removal of the surgical guiding tool from the bone. The surgical guiding tool may further include at least one aperture for guiding a surgical instrument. The present application further provides methods for manufacturing surgical guiding tools and uses of the tools for placement onto a bone.

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MATERIALISE NVTECHNOLOGIELAAN 15 LEUVEN 3001

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Daeman, Nele Bonheiden, BE 2 8
Keppler, Louis Leuven, BE 10 272
Nikonenko, Katerina Leuven, BE 4 41

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