Device and method for determining parameters of blind voids
First Claim
1. A device for determining a parameter of a blind void, comprising:
- a first element adapted for insertion within the blind void and for transitioning to a first configuration corresponding to a parameter of the blind void;
a second element adapted for disposition outside of the blind void; and
an actuator device coupled between said first and second elements to transition said second element to a second configuration relating to said first configuration of said first element.
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Abstract
Device for determining the size of a blind void comprises an elongated rigid rod, an actuator slidably movable relative to the rod, the actuator having a distal end for insertion into the void, a distal flexible element fixed at one end thereof to the rod, a second flexible element fixed at one end thereof to the rod and proximally removed from the distal flexible element. Movement of the actuator is operative to cause equal movements of the distal end portions of the distal and proximal elements, to cause the distal element to bulge outwardly from the rod to engage interior walls of the void and to cause the proximal element to bulge outwardly in a configuration duplicative of the distal element bulge, the proximal element being outside of the void and subject to observation.
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27 Claims
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1. A device for determining a parameter of a blind void, comprising:
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a first element adapted for insertion within the blind void and for transitioning to a first configuration corresponding to a parameter of the blind void; a second element adapted for disposition outside of the blind void; and an actuator device coupled between said first and second elements to transition said second element to a second configuration relating to said first configuration of said first element. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A device for determining a parameter of a blind void, comprising:
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a first element insertable within the blind void and transitionable to a first configuration corresponding to a parameter of the blind void; a second element positionable outside of the blind void; and an actuator device coupled between said first and second elements to transition said second element to a second configuration corresponding to said first configuration of said first element. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14)
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15. A method for determining a parameter of a blind void, comprising:
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providing a device comprising a first element adapted for insertion within the blind void and a second element adapted for disposition outside of the blind void; inserting the first element into the blind void; transitioning the first element to a first configuration corresponding to a parameter of the blind void; and transitioning the second element to a second configuration relating to the first configuration of the first element. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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