| US 7,497,024 B2 | ||
| Measurement instrument for percutaneous surgery | ||
| Hugues F. Malandain, Mountain View, Calif. (US) | ||
| Assigned to Kyphon SARL, (Switzerland) | ||
| Filed on Jun. 06, 2008, as Appl. No. 12/134,583. | ||
| Application 12/134583 is a continuation of application No. 11/449854, filed on Jun. 09, 2006, granted, now 7,383,639. | ||
| Claims priority of provisional application 60/698273, filed on Jul. 12, 2005. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2008/0229597 A1, Sep. 25, 2008 | ||
| Int. Cl. A61B 5/103 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 33—512 [33/542] | 20 Claims |
| 1. An apparatus, comprising:
a measurement member configured to be disposed in a space between adjacent anatomical structures, the measurement member configured
to be moved between a collapsed configuration and an expanded configuration; and
a size indicator coupled to the measurement member, the size indicator having a plurality of markings, the size indicator
configured to be remotely viewed while the measurement member is disposed in the space between the adjacent anatomical structures
to indicate a distance between the adjacent anatomical structures.
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