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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 10, 2003
Filed:
Feb. 09, 2001
John Vanden Hoek, Elk River, MN (US);
Jody Rivers, Elk River, MN (US);
Acorn Cardiovascular, Inc., St. Paul, MN (US);
Abstract
A surgical tool for measuring a heart that includes a first and second handle member having proximal and distal ends and internal passageways that run lengthwise from the proximal end to the distal end, a flexible member that is cylindrically shaped with a marked proximal end that is larger in diameter than the unmarked distal end, a hinged region with a connection receiving portion on the first handle member and a connection portion on the second handle member, wherein the distal end of the flexible member passes through the internal passageway of the first handle member from the proximal end of the first handle member to the distal end of the first handle member, extends out, then enters into the distal end of the second handle member, passes through the internal passageway of the second handle member from the proximal end to the distal end of the second handle member.