Improved sizers and markers include a cylindrical section and a handle extending from the cylindrical section. The cylindrical section has a diameter approximately equal to the diameter of an aortic heart valve prosthesis. The cylindrical section can include a marking element configured to mark tissue at fixed positions relative to the cylindrical section. Marking can be performed with a variety of techniques.
申请公布号
EP1173117(A2)
申请公布日期
2002.01.23
申请号
EP20000928648
申请日期
2000.04.28
申请人
ST. JUDE MEDICAL, INC.
发明人
SCHOON, THOMAS, G.;MIRSCH, M., WILLIAM;OTTE, JOHN, F.;BUCHANAN, ERIC, S.;ALLAN, BOB