Patent ID: 7134216
Filing Date: 2006-11-14
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. A device for measuring a distance from a first side of a tissue to a second side of the tissue comprising: a first longitudinal member having a longitudinal axis and a front end, wherein the front end is positionable against the first side of the tissue; a second longitudinal member, the second longitudinal member being moveable along the longitudinal axis of the first longitudinal member; a front part operatively associated with the second longitudinal member, the front part having an opening, a passageway therethrough, and a moveable piece in the passageway; and a sliding member operatively connectable to the moveable piece for moving the moveable piece between a first position where a portion of the moveable piece is outside the front part to a second position where the entire moveable piece is within the front part, wherein the sliding member is capable of moving independently of the second longitudinal member, and wherein in the first position the moveable piece is positionable against the second side of the tissue.