Patent ID: 6086592
Filing Date: 2000-07-11
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
A device for determining possible impingement of a replacement tissue graft with a portion of a bone at a joint, the replacement tissue graft of the type to be inserted and secured within a bone passage at the joint, the device comprising:an elongated support shaft having a longitudinal axis;a head disposed at a distal end of the support shaft and including:an engagement passage having an axis, the engagement passage configured to engage a guidewire disposed within the bone,a detent mechanism configured to flexibly engage the guidewire in the passage, andan impingement surface corresponding to a shape of a portion of the replacement tissue graft, the impingement surface spaced from the axis of the passage by a range of pre-determined distances corresponding to a dimension of the tissue graft relative to the portion of the bone at the joint.