Patent ID: 8372021
Filing Date: 2013-02-12
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. A measuring device, comprising: a body; a digital display located in the body; a holding portion coupled to the body and configured to cooperate with the body to define a passageway configured to slidably receive an elongate member; circuitry located in the body; and a sensor associated with the circuitry, the sensor located in the body and configured to detect linear motion by the elongate member, wherein the circuitry is configured to determine linear distance associated with the linear motion of the elongate member, and output a signal associated with the linear distance to the digital display; wherein the holding portion further comprises a spring member configured to allow the holding portion to pivot between a closed position and an open position, the closed position being configured to slidably engage the elongate member, and the open position being configured such that the elongate member may be placed into and removed from the space provided between the holding portion and the body when the holding portion is in the open position, and wherein the spring member biases the holding portion to the closed position.