Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Balloon sizing of valve annulus for percutaneous valves
- Patent Title (中): 用于经皮瓣膜瓣环的球囊尺寸
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Application No.: US12706677Application Date: 2010-02-16
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Publication No.: US08406867B2Publication Date: 2013-03-26
- Inventor: Ghassan S. Kassab
- Applicant: Ghassan S. Kassab
- Applicant Address: US IN Zionsville
- Assignee: DTherapeutics, LLC
- Current Assignee: DTherapeutics, LLC
- Current Assignee Address: US IN Zionsville
- Agency: Reichel IP LLP
- Agent Mark C. Reichel; Kevin R. Erdman
- Main IPC: A61B5/05
- IPC: A61B5/05 ; A61B5/117 ; A61B5/103 ; A61B5/00

Abstract:
Balloon sizing of valve annulus for percutaneous valves. In at least one embodiment of a device to size a valve annulus of the present disclosure, the device comprises an elongated body extending from a proximal end to a distal end and having a lumen therethrough, a balloon positioned along the elongated body at or near the distal end, a detector and a pressure transducer positioned along the elongated body within the balloon, and a suction/infusion port defined within the elongated body within the balloon.
Public/Granted literature
- US20100168836A1 BALLOON SIZING OF VALVE ANNULUS FOR PERCUTANEOUS VALVES Public/Granted day:2010-07-01
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