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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 20, 2018
Filed:
Nov. 11, 2013
Applicant:
Biomet Manufacturing, Llc., Warsaw, IN (US);
Inventor:
Juergen Kortenbach, Miami Springs, FL (US);
Assignee:
Biomet Manufacturing, LLC, Warsaw, IN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 90/00 (2016.01); A61B 19/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 19/46 (2013.01); A61B 90/06 (2016.02); A61B 2090/061 (2016.02);
Abstract
A bone depth gauge having a distal handle to which a tip is releasably connected. The tip is formed by photochemical machining to produce a tip and hook on the distal end with an approximate hexagonal cross section. The manufacturing costs of the tip are low enough to provide it in a one use package. A tubular element is releasably telescoped over the tip and handle to enable determination of the depth of a hole formed in a bone.