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Gauge for measuring the profile of bone openings

  • US 6,197,032 B1
  • Filed: 02/19/1998
  • Issued: 03/06/2001
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/19/1997
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A profile gauge for use with a prosthetic acetabular cup which has skirt or flange connected thereto which can be trimmed and which is adapted to cooperate with the periphery of an opening in the acetabulum, said profile gauge comprising an adjustable element for measuring and indicating the diametric profile of a mouth of a rim area adjacent to the acetabulum opening, said adjustable element allowing the indication on the skirt or flange the measure diameter profile, the adjustable element includes a body portion and a number of peripherally projecting indicators which can be adjusted to define the shape of the mouth of the opening in the acetabulum, said indicators are provided by axially movable pins.

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