ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,564,469, issued on March 3, was assigned to Acumed LLC (Hillsboro, Ore.).
"Cannulated screw length measurement gauge" was invented by Brian Conley (Portland, Ore.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The presently disclosed depth gauge device includes a tube with a measurement rod inserted into one end of the tube. The measurement rod includes a set of indicators associated with length values. A surgeon may translate the provided depth gauge device over a guidewire, which causes the guidewire to force the measurement rod partially out of the tube. Once the depth gauge device contacts bone, the indicator on the measurement rod that lines up wit...