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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 13, 2007
Filed:
Apr. 04, 2006
Applicants:
Mark Dace, Collierville, TN (US);
Bret Wilfong, Southaven, MS (US);
Inventors:
Mark Dace, Collierville, TN (US);
Bret Wilfong, Southaven, MS (US);
Assignee:
Warsaw Orthopedic, Inc., Warsaw, IN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 5/103 (2006.01); G01B 3/28 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A measurement device to determining a length of an anatomical feature is provided. In one embodiment, the measurement device is a depth gauge adapted to measure the depth of a vertebral endplate. The depth gauge may includes a probe that travels into the disc space. The depth gauge also includes a cam dial for indicating measurements.