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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 13, 2012
Filed:
Dec. 07, 2007
Applicant:
Ian Lo, Calgary, CA;
Inventor:
Ian Lo, Calgary, CA;
Assignee:
Arthrex, Inc., Naples, FL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 5/103 (2006.01); A61B 5/117 (2006.01); A61B 5/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A measuring device for measuring a depth of a tear of a tissue is disclosed. The measuring device comprises a member having a shaft and a distal tip, a plurality of indicia on the shaft of the member for measuring the depth of the tear, and a cannulated member into which the member is disposed. In an example, the measuring device is used to measure the depth of a tear of the rotator cuff tendon. A method of measuring a tear of a tissue using the measuring device is also disclosed.