Diagnostic kit to assist with heart valve annulus adjustment
AssigneeEdwards Lifesciences Corporation
InventorsStanton Rowe, Henry Bourang, Sepehr Fariabi, Jan Solem
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Abstract
A diagnostic device for determining the amount of change required in a coronary sinus to reduce valve regurgitation. The device includes a distal tube having a distal anchor at a distal end portion of the distal tube, a proximal tube having a proximal anchor at a distal end portion of the proximal tube, and an adjustor to move the distal tube relative to the proximal tube. The proximal tube and the distal tube together form a telescoping elongate body adapted to fit within the coronary sinus, and the device includes a scale to measure the movement of the distal anchor relative to the proximal anchor.
Claims12
A diagnostic device for determining an amount of adjustment required in a coronary sinus to reduce heart valve regurgitation comprising:
- a first elongate body having a distal anchor at a distal end portion of the first elongate body,
- a second elongate body having a proximal anchor at a distal end portion of the second elongate body, and
- an adjustor to move one of the first and second elongate body relative to the other of the first and second elongate bodies,
- wherein the first and second elongate bodies together form a telescoping elongate body adapted to fit within the coronary sinus, and
- further comprising a scale to permit measurement of the movement of the distal anchor relative to the proximal anchor.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.