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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 21, 2006
Filed:
Oct. 03, 2003
Jose R. Carranza, South San Francisco, CA (US);
Scott O. Chamness, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Theodore M. Bender, San Francisco, CA (US);
Bernard A. Hausen, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Jose R. Carranza, South San Francisco, CA (US);
Scott O. Chamness, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Theodore M. Bender, San Francisco, CA (US);
Bernard A. Hausen, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Cardica, Inc., Redwood City, CA (US);
Abstract
A single measurement tool is configured to measure at least one characteristic of a tubular tissue structure during a surgical procedure. The measurement tool may include an indentation defined therein that is placed against a tubular structure such as the aorta to determine whether that tubular structure has a radius larger than or smaller than the radius of curvature of the indentation. The measurement tool may include a number of first recesses for measuring the diameter of a tubular structure. The measurement tool may include at least one second recess for measuring the wall thickness of a tubular structure.