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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 15, 2008
Filed:
May. 18, 2005
Applicant:
Shlomo Gabbay, Short Hills, NJ (US);
Inventor:
Shlomo Gabbay, Short Hills, NJ (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A sizing apparatus and a method for ascertaining a size for a cardiac prosthesis are disclosed. Specifically, the sizing is implemented by positioning a contact member at a patient's heart valve for engagement by one or more viable leaflets of the patient's valve. The size is determined based on the engagement between the contact member and the leaflet (or leaflets) of the patient's valve.