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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 30, 2014
Filed:
Jan. 04, 2012
Ricardo Albertorio, Naples, FL (US);
Arley Perez, Iii, Bonita Springs, FL (US);
Benjamin G. Domb, Chicago, IL (US);
Robert K. Sluss, Naples, FL (US);
Ricardo Albertorio, Naples, FL (US);
Arley Perez, III, Bonita Springs, FL (US);
Benjamin G. Domb, Chicago, IL (US);
Robert K. Sluss, Naples, FL (US);
Arthrex, Inc., Naples, FL (US);
Abstract
Methods and instruments for repairing a damaged acetabular labrum. The arc length of a portion of an acetabular rim proximal to the damaged (torn or broken) region of the acetabular labrum is measured, and a graft, such as a meniscal allograft or a gracilis autograft, is trimmed according to the measurement and secured in the damaged region of the acetabular labrum as a replacement. Various instruments, such as a wheel mounted on an arm, a measuring member with spaced tines, or a hollow arm with a graduated wire, can be used to measure the arc length of the damaged region of the acetabular labrum.