Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Balloon sizing device and method of positioning a prosthetic heart valve
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Application No.: US13788663Application Date: 2013-03-07
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Publication No.: US09808342B2Publication Date: 2017-11-07
- Inventor: Ramji T. Venkatasubramanian , Peng Peng
- Applicant: St. Jude Medical, Cardiology Division, Inc.
- Applicant Address: US MN St. Paul
- Assignee: St. Jude Medical, Cardiology Division, Inc.
- Current Assignee: St. Jude Medical, Cardiology Division, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US MN St. Paul
- Agency: Lerner, David, Littenberg, Krumholz & Mentlik, LLP
- Main IPC: A61F2/24
- IPC: A61F2/24 ; A61B5/02 ; A61B5/107

Abstract:
A sizing device for a collapsible prosthetic heart valve, the sizing device includes a collapsible and expandable balloon having a proximal end, a distal end. At least one microelectromechanical sensor is coupled to the balloon, the at least one sensor being capable of measuring information related to size and stiffness of tissue.
Public/Granted literature
- US20140012367A1 BALLOON SIZING DEVICE AND METHOD OF POSITIONING A PROSTHETIC HEART VALVE Public/Granted day:2014-01-09
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