Prosthesis (i.e. – artificial body members) – parts thereof – or ai – Heart valve – Having rigid or semirigid pivoting occluder
Patent
1998-09-25
2000-08-29
Snow, Bruce E.
Prosthesis (i.e., artificial body members), parts thereof, or ai
Heart valve
Having rigid or semirigid pivoting occluder
33512, 335552, A61F 224
Patent
active
061102008
ABSTRACT:
The present invention is a single apparatus that can be adjusted through a range of diameters to measure an anatomical tissue annulus. The apparatus includes an elongated support member having a proximal end and a distal end. An operator actuated movable member is joined to the proximal end of the elongated support member while an adjustable member is joined to the distal end of the elongated support member. The adjustable member has a reference axis and an outer curved surface selectively positionable in response to the operator actuated member. In particular, the outer curved surface can be selectively positioned between an inner position proximate the reference axis and an outer position spaced apart from the reference axis.
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Brochure: "Flexibility for Inflexible Chests: Bendable Sizer Set Model 903", St. Jude Medical, St. Paul, Minnesota, Feb. 1990.
Finucane Hallie A.
Snow Bruce E.
St. Jude Medical Inc.
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