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US 2020/0345326 A1Published application
Valve coaptation measurement devices
AssigneeChildren’s Medical Center Corporation
InventorsDavid HOGANSON, Peter E. HAMMER
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Abstract
Methods, systems, and coaptation measurement devices as described herein include an elongate sensor body at the end of a proximal connecting member, and a plurality of sensors in an array across a face of the sensor body, wherein each sensor of the plurality of sensors is configured to detect if a portion of a heart valve is in contact with the sensor.
Claims21
A coaptation measurement device comprising:
- an elongate sensor body at the end of a proximal connecting member;
- and
- a plurality of sensors in an array across a face of the sensor body,
- wherein each sensor of the plurality of sensors is configured to detect if a portion of a heart valve is in contact with the sensor.
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A method of measuring a coaptation height of a heart valve across a coaptation surface, the method comprising:
- placing a coaptation measurement device next to a coaptation surface, the coaptation device comprising:
- an elongate sensor body at the end of a proximal connecting member;
- and
- a plurality of sensors in an array across a face of the sensor body;
- wherein each sensor of the plurality of sensors is configured to detect if a portion of a heart valve is in contact with the sensor;
- causing or allowing the valve to close;
- detecting which sensors of the plurality of sensors detect that the respective sensor is in contact with the heart valve;
- and
- determining a coaptation height from the sensors.
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A coaptation measurement system, comprising:
- a coaptation measurement device, comprising:
- an elongate sensor body at the end of a proximal connecting member;
- and
- a plurality of sensors in an array across a face of the sensor body;
- wherein each sensor of the plurality of sensors is configured to detect if a portion of a heart valve is in contact with the sensor;
- an extension member attachable to the proximal connecting member;
- a handle connected to the extension member;
- and
- a display connected to the device, wherein the display is configured to show information detected by the sensors of the coaptation measurement device.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.