Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Adjustable device for identifying a target location for a tibial tunnel and related method thereof
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Application No.: US15838565Application Date: 2017-12-12
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Publication No.: US10758251B2Publication Date: 2020-09-01
- Inventor: Mark D. Miller
- Applicant: University of Virginia Patent Foundation
- Applicant Address: US VA Charlottesville
- Assignee: University of Virginia Patent Foundation
- Current Assignee: University of Virginia Patent Foundation
- Current Assignee Address: US VA Charlottesville
- Agent Robert J. Decker
- Main IPC: A61B17/58
- IPC: A61B17/58 ; A61B17/60 ; A61F2/00 ; A61B17/17 ; A61B17/32 ; A61B17/04 ; A61B17/00

Abstract:
An adjustable device for identifying the target location for, and placement of, a bone tunnel wherein the device is capable of measuring a total distance across a region of an anatomic structure. The device may be further configured to engage the anatomic structure at a target distance across the anatomic structure to identify the location for bone tunnel placement. A method for identifying the target location for, and placement of, a bone tunnel such that the method is capable of measuring a total distance across a region of an anatomic structure and capable of engaging the anatomic structure at a target distance across the anatomic structure.
Public/Granted literature
- US20180168665A1 ADJUSTABLE DEVICE FOR IDENTIFYING A TARGET LOCATION FOR A TIBIAL TUNNEL AND RELATED METHOD THEREOF Public/Granted day:2018-06-21
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