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US 1,117,754 · App. 29/894,452 · Granted Mar 10, 2026

Surgical guide

Inventors: George Frey (Englewood, CO); Caleb Voelkel (West Glvoer, VT); Adam Jensen (Golden, CO)
Assignee: Mighty Oak Medical, Inc.
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Patent No.
US 1,117,754
App. No.
29/894,452
Granted
Mar 10, 2026
Kind
S1
Claims (1)

The ornamental design for a surgical guide, as shown and described.

Continuity (1)
Division 29803398 · Aug 12, 2021
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