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US 10,743,993 B2Granted
Prosthetic valve sizer and assembly including same
AssigneeMedtronic, Inc.
InventorTimothy Ryan
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Abstract
Various embodiments of a prosthetic valve sizer and a method that utilizes such valve sizer are disclosed. In one or more embodiments, the prosthetic valve sizer can include a sizer body including an annular base and a post extending from the annular base. The prosthetic valve sizer can also include a resilient tip extending from the post of the sizer body. The resilient tip can include a material different from and more flexible than a material of the sizer body.
Claims11
A prosthetic valve sizer comprising:
- a sizer body comprising an annular base and at least two posts extending from the annular base;
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- a resilient tip extending from each of the at least two posts of the sizer body, the resilient tip comprising a material different from and more flexible than a material of the sizer body.
A valve sizer assembly comprising:
- a handle comprising a first end and a second end;
- a prosthetic valve sizer connected to the first end of the handle, the prosthetic valve sizer comprising:
- a sizer body comprising an annular base and at least two posts extending from the base;
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- a resilient tip extending from each of the at least two posts of the sizer body, the resilient tip comprising a material different from and more flexible than a material of the sizer body.
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