| US 7,462,156 B2 | ||
| Replacement aortic valve leaflets and related technology | ||
| Zan Mitrev, Special Hospital For Cardiosurgery, Filip, 11 Ilindeska b.b., Skopje (Macedonia, The Former Yugoslav Republic of) | ||
| Filed on Jul. 29, 2005, as Appl. No. 11/192,098. | ||
| Claims priority of provisional application 60/670019, filed on Apr. 11, 2005. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2006/0229716 A1, Oct. 12, 2006 | ||
| Int. Cl. A61B 5/103 (2006.01); A61B 1/00 (2006.01); A61F 2/24 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 600—587 [623/2.11; 33/512] | 9 Claims |
| 1. A measuring device for measuring inter-commissural dimension L and the length parameter AM, said device comprises:
a generally T-shaped member, wherein said T-shaped member comprises:
an L distance measuring member, wherein said L distance measuring member has first and second opposite ends and a middle section
between said first and second opposite ends, wherein said L distance measuring member is less than about 40 mm in length,
and wherein numeric measurement indicia are located at said first and second opposite ends of said L distance measuring member;
and
an AM measuring member, wherein said AM measuring member has first and second opposite ends, wherein said first end of said
AM measuring member is connected to said middle section of said L distance measuring member thereby defining said T-shaped
member, wherein said AM distance measuring member is less than about 40 mm in length and wherein further numeric measurement
indicia is located at said second end of said AM measuring member.
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