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US 2022/0022775 A1Published application
Endoluminal sizing device
AssigneeGyrus ACMI, Inc. d/b/a Olympus Surgical Technologies America
InventorsTimothy J. Johnson, Brandon James Shuman, David H. Dillard
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Abstract
Embodiments of a sizing device that can be used to measure the size of airways lumens, such as those connected to lungs. The sizing device can have different expandable elements in order to accurately and consistently measure the particular dimensions of a lumen. In some embodiments, markings viewable by a user can be used to determine the particular size.
Claims20
An endoluminal sizing device comprising:
- a shaft movable along an axis of a lumen;
- and
- a size determining portion attached to the shaft, the size determining portion comprising a plurality of expandable members, wherein the expandable members are configured to expand to an endoluminal wall of the lumen;
- wherein the size determining portion comprises an indication of a size of the lumen.
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A method of using an endoluminal sizing device for sizing a body lumen comprising:
- deploying the endoluminal sizing device inside the body lumen, the endoluminal sizing device comprising:
- a shaft. movable along an axis of a lumen;
- and
- a size determining portion attached to the shaft, the size determining portion comprising a plurality of expandable members,
- wherein the expandable members are configured to expand to an endoluminal wall of the lumen;
- and
- determining the endoluminal size from a visual change m the size determining portion.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.