Patent ID: 11925568
Assignee: SAMEH ELGUIZAOUI
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 0:
1. A cartilage measurement device for use during a graft procedure, the cartilage measurement device comprising:
a shaft having (i) a proximal portion and (ii) a distal portion that is configured to collapse at least partially within the proximal portion and expand out of the proximal portion;
a distal ring coupled to the distal portion of the shaft;
a proximal ring coupled to the proximal portion of the shaft; and
a locking mechanism, that, when actuated, is configured to cause the distal portion of the shaft to be temporarily fixed in place within the proximal portion of the shaft, the locking mechanism comprising at least one of a clasp, an internal spring configuration, a tapered internal portion of the shaft, or a movable wall portion of the shaft,
wherein the cartilage measurement device is sized and configured to be positioned within a cavity formed in a native cartilage of a patient,
wherein the proximal and distal rings are coaxial and are configured to receive a graft therethrough, and
wherein the cartilage measurement device is further configured such that when the cartilage measurement device is positioned within the cavity, the distal ring contacts a bottom surface of the cavity.