Patent ID: 11931054
Assignee: nan
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 9:
10. A method of cutting a workpiece, comprising:
placing a cutting guide against the workpiece, wherein placing the cutting guide against the workpiece comprises placing a cutting guide comprising:
an elongated handle portion comprising a primary longitudinal axis extending between a first end and a second end, the elongated handle portion sized to be grasped by a human hand; and

a terminal portion extending generally along the primary longitudinal axis, but at an angle thereto from the first end of the elongated handle portion, the terminal portion comprising:
a flat portion extending away from the first end of the elongated handle portion generally along the primary longitudinal axis, but at an angle thereto, the flat portion having a bottom side and a corner spaced from the first end of the elongated handle portion;
a post extending from the bottom side perpendicular to the flat portion; and
the upwardly sloping wall configured to act as a saw guide, the upwardly sloping wall extending upwardly from the corner and wherein the post extends from the flat portion in a first direction and the upwardly sloping wall extends from the flat portion in a second direction generally opposite the first direction;

cutting at least one guide line using a side of the cutting guide;
rotating the cutting guide ninety degrees; and
cutting an angled cut on the at least one guide line using an upwardly sloped wall of the cutting guide.