Patent ID: 6193724
Filing Date: 2001-02-27
Classification: A61B,A61F

Abstract:
A measuring gauge for measuring the relative position of two bones during surgery, the measuring gauge comprising an anchor, an adaptor, an outrigger and a locking joint:said anchor being adapted for attachment to a first bone of the patient;said adaptor being adapted for removable attachment to said anchor and comprising a first axis;said outrigger comprising a pointer and a second axis;said locking joint is adapted for adjustable attachment to said adaptor such that said locking joint may be selectively pivoted about and moved along said first axis; andsaid outrigger is adapted for adjustable attachment to said locking joint such that said outrigger may be selectively pivoted about and moved along said second axis;whereby when said anchor is attached to the first bone of the patient, said locking joint may be selectively pivoted about and moved along said first axis, and said outrigger may be pivoted about and moved along its second axis, until said pointer is aligned with a reference point located on a second bone of the patient, and then said locking joint may be adjusted so as to secure said locking joint to said adaptor and so as to secure said outrigger to said locking joint, whereupon said adapter, said locking joint and said outrigger may be removed as a unit from said anchor.