Blood vessel sizing device
AssigneeSizer LLC
InventorRichard B. Park
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Abstract
Medical devices and methods for determining the size of blood vessels are disclosed. In an embodiment, a blood vessel sizing device includes a marker configured for placement on the skin of a patient. The marker defines a substantially circular shape and includes a plurality of radiopaque substantially concentric circles. In an embodiment, a blood vessel sizing method includes placing a marker having a plurality of substantially concentric circles on the skin of a patient, imaging a blood vessel of the patient and the marker, and comparing the imaged blood vessel to the imaged circles to determine the blood vessel size.
Claims20
A blood vessel sizing device comprising:
- a marker configured for placement on the skin of a patient, the marker defining a substantially circular shape and including a plurality of radiopaque substantially concentric circles.
A blood vessel sizing device comprising:
- an adhesive marker configured for placement on the skin of a patient, the marker defining a substantially circular shape and including (i) a plurality of radiopaque substantially concentric circles and, and (ii) a plurality of different radiopaque symbols, each of the plurality of different radiopaque symbols representing a diameter of one of the plurality of substantially concentric circles.
A blood vessel sizing method comprising:
- placing a marker having a plurality of radiopaque substantially concentric circles on the skin of a patient;
- imaging the blood vessel and the marker;
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- comparing the image of the blood vessel to the image of the plurality of radiopaque substantially concentric circles to determine a size of the blood vessel.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.