Prosthesis (i.e. – artificial body members) – parts thereof – or ai – Heart valve – Having rigid or semirigid pivoting occluder
Patent
1993-12-17
1996-02-06
Rimell, Sam
Prosthesis (i.e., artificial body members), parts thereof, or ai
Heart valve
Having rigid or semirigid pivoting occluder
623900, 128774, A61F 224
Patent
active
054892961
ABSTRACT:
The present invention provides a heart valve measurement tool in the form of an obturator. The obturator is specifically configured to measure the size of the annulus of the heart to be fitted with a prosthetic heart valve. A plurality of obturators of varying sizes are utilized to determine the appropriate valve size.
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Love Charles S.
Love Jack W.
Autogenics
Rimell Sam
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