DEVICE FOR MEASURING THE DIAMETER OF AN AORTIC ANNULUS

The invention relates to a device for measuring the diameter of an aortic annulus. The distal end of the device is equipped with an expandable cylindrical measuring head ( 1 ) which is designed to be introduced through the aortotomy into the outflow tract of the left ventricle of a heart, while the...

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Main Authors LANSAC, EMMANUEL, KRAUSS, CHRISTIAN, DICENTA, ISABELLE
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
French
German
Published 15.09.2010
Subjects
BANDAGES, DRESSINGS OR ABSORBENT PADS
DEVICES PROVIDING PATENCY TO, OR PREVENTING COLLAPSING OF,TUBULAR STRUCTURES OF THE BODY, E.G. STENTS
FILTERS IMPLANTABLE INTO BLOOD VESSELS
FIRST-AID KITS
FOMENTATION
HUMAN NECESSITIES
HYGIENE
MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE
ORTHOPAEDIC, NURSING OR CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICES
PROSTHESES
TREATMENT OR PROTECTION OF EYES OR EARS
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Summary:The invention relates to a device for measuring the diameter of an aortic annulus. The distal end of the device is equipped with an expandable cylindrical measuring head ( 1 ) which is designed to be introduced through the aortotomy into the outflow tract of the left ventricle of a heart, while the proximal end of the device is equipped with a means ( 5 ) for controlling and measuring the constant, adjustable measurement of the expansion of the head, said measuring head and control and measuring means being connected by a rod ( 4 ).
Bibliography:Application Number: EP20060726061