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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 03, 2015
Filed:
Feb. 01, 2010
Thomas M. Vanasse, Thomaston, CT (US);
Andrew M. Jacobs, Fort Wayne, IN (US);
Gordon R. Young, Fort Wayne, IN (US);
Charles W. Jaggers, Warsaw, IN (US);
Thomas M. Vanasse, Thomaston, CT (US);
Andrew M. Jacobs, Fort Wayne, IN (US);
Gordon R. Young, Fort Wayne, IN (US);
Charles W. Jaggers, Warsaw, IN (US);
DePuy Synthes Products, LLC, Raynham, MA (US);
Abstract
An instrument for measuring the medullary canal of a long bone in order to determine the proper size for a stem centralizer is provided. The instrument includes an elongated central portion defining opposed first and second ends and a contact portion. The contact portion extends from the first end or the second end of the elongated central portion. The contact portion has a contact area for contact with the medullary canal and defines a relief area for providing clearance between the instrument and the medullary canal.