Gauge for measuring the profile of bone openings
US6197032A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 19, 1998 |
| Grant date | Mar 6, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 19, 2018 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61F2250/0006
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A profile gauge for use with an acetabular cup loading tube provided with a skirt or flange characterized by adjustable means for measuring and indicating the diametric profile of the mouth of the rim area adjacent thereto of an acetabular socket into which an acetabular cup is to be implanted and includes means for removably locating said adjustable means on a loading tube to indicate on the skirt thereof the measured diameter profile.
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