Methods of measuring heart valve annuluses for valve replacement
US8449625B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 27, 2009 |
| Grant date | May 28, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 19, 2031 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B2090/0811
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A device for measuring an expanded internal orifice of a patient includes an orifice-expanding device, a pressure measuring device, and a size-measuring device. The size-measuring device measures a dimension of the orifice after it has been expanded by the orifice-expanding device.
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