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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 26, 2002
Filed:
Jul. 20, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Paul L. Saenger, Asheville, NC (US);
Richard J. Kana, Lexington, TX (US);
Charles H. Perrone, Jr., Austin, TX (US);
Assignee:
Sulzer Orthopedics Inc., Austin, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 5/103 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 5/103 ;
Abstract
A surgical measuring instrument includes a caliper having pin apertures formed therein for mounting on surgical pins in a first skeletal member. An adaptor includes pin apertures on a first portion for mounting on the surgical pins when the caliper is removed, and includes adaptor pins extending from a second portion for engagement with the caliper. A rod is connected to the caliper for indicating alignment and flexibility of a second skeletal member relative to the first skeletal member.