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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 06, 2011
Filed:
Dec. 19, 2008
Narissa Y. Chang, Mansfield, MA (US);
Dennis P. Colleran, North Attleboro, MA (US);
Robert A. Rabiner, Tiverton, RI (US);
Justin G. Dye, Mansfield, MA (US);
Narissa Y. Chang, Mansfield, MA (US);
Dennis P. Colleran, North Attleboro, MA (US);
Robert A. Rabiner, Tiverton, RI (US);
Justin G. Dye, Mansfield, MA (US);
IlluminOss Medical, Inc., East Providence, RI (US);
Abstract
An internal bone fixation sizing device and methods for using this device during a procedure for repairing a weakened or fractured bone are disclosed herein. A medical device for determining a depth and a diameter of a medullary cavity of a bone includes an outer shaft having a proximal end engaging an activation mechanism, a distal end having a first opening at an upper surface and a second opening at a lower surface, and a longitudinal axis between the proximal end and the distal end, wherein the longitudinal axis of the outer shaft includes a plurality of markers; and an inner shaft having a proximal end engaging the activation mechanism, a distal end terminating in two sizing arms, and a longitudinal axis therebetween, wherein the two sizing arms are able to move from a retracted position to an extended position extending beyond the outer shaft.