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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 01, 2020
Filed:
Apr. 17, 2018
Boehringer Technologies, Lp, Phoenixville, PA (US);
Christopher L. Radl, Malvern, PA (US);
Steven C. Moulden, West Chester, PA (US);
Boehringer Technologies, LP, Phoenixville, PA (US);
Abstract
Laparoscopic instruments and methods of use are disclosed for measuring the distance between first and second portions of a target within a patient. The device includes a shaft, a ball, and a measuring member. The shaft has a distal end configured to extend into the patient. The ball is flexibly connected to the measuring member and configured for relative movement towards and away from the distal end of the shaft. The measuring member is slidable with respect to the shaft in response to relative movement between the ball and the distal end of the shaft and includes indicia thereon, whereupon a portion of the measuring member extends out of shaft so that the indicia provides an indication of the distance between the first and second portions of the target. One embodiment of the device is spring biased to automatically retract the ball after a measurement.