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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 06, 2001
Filed:
Feb. 19, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Peter Lawes, Maidenhead, GB;
Robin S. M. Ling, Dittisham, GB;
Assignee:
Howmedica International Inc., , IE;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 1/758 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 1/758 ;
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.