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Coordinate instrument set

  • US 20060211953A1
  • Filed: 10/28/2005
  • Published: 09/21/2006
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/29/2004
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. A surgical instrument having a proximal end and a distal end, the surgical instrument comprising a tube and a ruler, the tube having a proximal end, a distal end, and an elongate channel;

  • the ruler having a proximal end, a distal end, a straight portion received within the channel of the tube, a measurement portion between the straight portion and the distal end, and an anchoring tip at the distal end, the measurement portion of the ruler including distance indicia and the anchoring tip having a pointed end;

    wherein the measurement portion of the ruler lies in a plane;

    wherein the pointed end of the anchoring tip is spaced from the plane of the measurement portion of the ruler; and

    wherein the ruler is reciprocable in a proximal-distal direction with respect to the tube between a retracted position and an extended position.

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