Measuring device
AssigneeArthrex, Inc.
InventorIan Lo
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Abstract
A measuring device for measuring a depth of a tear of a tissue is disclosed. The measuring device comprises a member having a shaft and a distal tip, a plurality of indicia on the shaft of the member for measuring the depth of the tear, and a cannulated member into which the member is disposed. In an example, the measuring device is used to measure the depth of a tear of the rotator cuff tendon. A method of measuring a tear of a tissue using the measuring device is also disclosed.
Claims19
A measuring device for measuring a depth of a tear of a tissue, the measuring device comprising:
- a member having a shaft and a distal tip, there being a plurality of indicia on the shaft of the member for measuring the depth of the tear;
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- a cannulated member into which the member is disposed.
A measuring device for measuring a depth of a tear of a tissue, the measuring device comprising:
- a cannulated member having a distal portion and a proximal portion;
- a solid member slidably disposed within the cannulated member and having a shaft and a distal tip, the shaft having distal and proximal portions;
- a first plurality of indicia disposed on the distal portion of the shaft;
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- a second plurality of indicia disposed on the proximal portion of the shaft.
A method of measuring a tear of a tissue using a measuring device, the measuring device having a member having a shaft and a distal tip, there being a plurality of indicia on the shaft of the member for measuring the tissue tear, and a cannulated member into which the member is disposed, the method of measuring comprising the steps of
- a. sliding the member within the cannulated member so that the distal tip of the member is substantially positioned at a distal margin, wherein the measuring device is positioned substantially tangential to the tear;
- b. moving the cannulated member so that a distal end of the cannulated member is substantially at a proximal margin while substantially maintaining the position of the distal tip of the solid member at the distal margin;
- c. reading the plurality of indicia.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.